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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by politician on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:27PM (#17023360)
It'd be trivial to detect if they transmit high-frequency noise over the line, and then fallback to DTMF tones.
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by lifeformed on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:17PM (#17023879)
That'd be a creepy conversation to listen in on. "Ah yes, I see you are a robot too." Proceeds to transmit data through dial-up-esque noise
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by rtkwe on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:27PM (#17023982)
Since the restaurant in this situation is clearly using a digital booking system already why would Google (or whatever service inherits this kind of bot call) not just check on the popular booking sites before placing the call?
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