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Google Swears Its Duplex AI Assistant Will Tell You It’s A Bot Calling
Earlier this week at the Google I/O developer festival, the company debuted Duplex, its eerily accurate human voice system that impersonates a bumbling intern making calls on your behalf. According to Google, Duplex is able to schedule appointments and book restaurant reservations by making actual phone calls for you. What Google didn’t say was whether…
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Google Assistant Impersonating A Human On The Phone Is Scary As Hell To Me
Google could soon have a feature that lets your phone impersonate people – because consumer-facing artificial intelligence isn’t terrifying enough. Called Duplex, it’s intended to make people’s lives easier by handling standard phone calls that are necessary, but not especially personal.
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Google Assistant Is About To Get Better
Google Assistant is finally going to be easier to use, according to Google. Just a few days after the company announced that the virtual assistant now works with over 5000 devices, Google says that Assistant will soon not only sound more natural, but you’ll also be able to have a conversation with it.