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Google debuted "Duplex" which can make virtual assistants sound convincing as humans.
Found this a bit ironic that there is such a drive for artificial intelligence but when we come across something that sounds too real, folks get a bit creeped out . Westworld, here we come.
If you want to listen for yourself: https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html
Found this a bit ironic that there is such a drive for artificial intelligence but when we come across something that sounds too real, folks get a bit creeped out . Westworld, here we come.
"Google debuted “Duplex” at its I/O developer conference on May 8, an AI system that could make virtual assistants as capable as humans available to anyone.
Today’s digital assistants tend to fall down as soon as they depart from their limited scripts. Programs that can understand natural language, converse with people and respond to new context and information like humans still feel like science fiction. Duplex may make them reality."
https://qz.com/1272755/googles-new-...e-your-appointments-for-you-with-real-people/It’s a far more natural conversation than consumers may be used to with digital assistants. The AI’s voice lacks a stilted cadence and comes complete with “ums” and natural pauses (which also helps cover up the fact that it is still processing). It uses the phone’s on-board processing, as well as the cloud, to deliver the right response with just the right amount of pause
If you want to listen for yourself: https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html