Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World Tasks Over the Phone

Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by have_faith on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:19PM (#17023271)

One positive thing about our dystopian future is that it will force us to meet up more in person, if only to confirm our friends are real.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by JeffreyKaine on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:26PM (#17023354)

If you can't tell if your AI friend is real, are they not a real friend? They might not be human, but they will still be your friend, no?

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by graeme on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:58PM (#17023689)

I think they meant: are you really talking to your friend the human, and not a bot impersonating that friend.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by madeofpalk on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:39PM (#17023492)

But then you would need to shoot them to see if they bleed or not.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by option_greek on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:47PM (#17023594)

And claw at your own eyes to make sure you are not in a VR :)

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by trophycase on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @05:06AM (#17028404)

Nah because with everyone using AR, Google Glass, and Snapchat spectacles, we won't even be able to trust what we're seeing isn't manipulated.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by politician on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:29PM (#17023398)

It's already happening, most people I know rarely, if ever, answer calls from unknown phone numbers.

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