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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by jeremiahwv on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:30PM (#17023412)
And then the salon and the restaurant start using Duplex as well, and all phone conversations become Google talking to Google.

How bout: "Hey Duplex, call this support number and get a top level human manager on the line please."

Then we get a HN article: "Duplex is fighting Alexa!"

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by ProblemFactory on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:49PM (#17025521)
> And then the salon and the restaurant start using Duplex as well, and all phone conversations become Google talking to Google.

This must be the most convoluted API protocol ever invented.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by drexlspivey on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:27PM (#17025326)
Google voice API, like a real API but much slower.
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by themacguffinman on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:17PM (#17023884)
Duplex vs Alexa rap battle!
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by andrei_says_ on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:28PM (#17023997)
I wonder who’s have the last laugh on this.
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