The Argos Initiative appears to be the development project formed by Robert Ford and Arnold Weber that would later, with the funding of Delos Incorporated , evolve into the larger Delos Destinations, which developed Westworld and the other parks. Whether Argos Initiative is the formal name of their artificial intelligence/robotics project itself, or venture capital partners in business with them, is not yet clear.
By the time the Initiative was ready to pitch to potential investors, such as Delos, dozens of hosts were already created, including the hosts who would later play the roles of Dolores Abernathy, Clementine Pennyfeather, Angela, Akecheta, and Craddock. These hosts took part in the demonstration to Logan Delos that was depicted in "Reunion".
Background
- Argos Initiative = AI = Artificial Intelligence (thanks to Catherine Whitebird for noticing this, when everyone else had missed it!
- The ancient city of Argos is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and was believed to be the birthplace of the mythological character Perseus, the son of the god Zeus and Danaë, who was the daughter of the king of Argos, Acrisius.