Bona vesprada, bonico. This is how Amparito greets us, the AI chatbot that promises to be our oracle during Fallas 2026. Was it necessary? I have my doubts, what I am clear about is that it is the unequivocal symptom that AI has become an easily replicable basic product. Let’s see what this curious virtual fallera offers us.
A talk with Amparito
To interact with Amparito we have two ways, do it well through the Aunoa websitethe company that developed it, or start a conversation via WhatsApp. In my case I have chosen WhatsApp and it caught my attention that the name of the account is Aunoa Software SL, I would have thought that I had been confused if it weren’t for the fact that Amparito does appear in the profile photo and description. By the way, Amparito has been assisting Valencians in the Fallas for several years now, but has returned converted into an “AI agent”.
I admit that I expected it to be a chatbot limited to giving us event schedules, a guide to visiting Fallas and little else, but I have to say that it has pleasantly surprised me. In general She is quite fast, understands the context and remembers what we have been asking her. to personalize responses. He speaks in English, Valencian and Spanish. It’s curious that if you talk to him in Spanish he uses Valencian expressions like “no patisques” (don’t suffer).
I have started by putting it to the test with several questions that are somewhat contrary to the Fallas, such as why people do not stop setting off firecrackers at all hours or why the streets have been closed since March 4. Although she has not given me solutions (I would like to), Amparito has been understanding and has had an answer for everything, she has even given me Tips so that my cats do not suffer from firecrackers.
She has been empathetic with my cats. I like him
In addition to providing schedules and other event details, Amparito can answer questions related to the Fallas tradition and can also be asked for specific recommendations. I asked him where to eat fritters near my location and he referred me to a website where the best places are compiled. A map would have been better, but hey, he responded.
Like good AI, He also hallucinates. I have uploaded a photo of an old fault and he has identified it as a current fault. By pointing out the error, he proved me right, only to be wrong again.
For me, an AI agent is…
Aunoa presents this tool as “AI Agent of the Valencia Fallas”. However, after trying it I have verified that it is a chatbot that works well, but it is not crazy and much less is it authentic. When I pointed out this detail to her, she justified herself by explaining to me what she means by agent in a fairly long response.
Finally, I have not been able to find which model it is based on on the Aunoa website, but I have asked them and they have assured me that it is based on Google Gemini.
AI everywhere
Amparito is not the only AI chatbot that has been released for an event of this type. Last summer, Málaga joined this trend with TuFerIAan AI assistant that also worked through WhatsApp. In this case, in addition to chatting, the voice calling service could be used for blind people or elderly people. The Seville Fair also had its own chatbot via WhatsApp last year.
These types of initiatives are proof that what previously required months of development and a team of engineers can now be solved by connecting a local database to a language model API. This ease of deployment It takes us to a scenario reminiscent of the App Store in 2010 driven by the slogan “there is an app for that”, something like the “appification” of AI.
They are tools that, although useful, often fulfill functions that a well-structured PDF or a quick Google search could solve, but that are launched under the umbrella of artificial intelligence, adding to that wave of enthusiasm for AI (and If we add the word agent, even better). Furthermore, they respond to a change in how we consume information; We no longer download apps or browse menus on institutional websites, we prefer to ask questions and receive a personalized response.
Image | Aunoa (edited)
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