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

Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by cromwellian on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:46PM (#17024190)

Where did I say it’s trivial? What I’m saying is, people ar anthropomorphizing and extrapolating what this system is doing far above what it is actually doing, and then using it to justify fears that Skynet’s around the corner.

This system can’t pass the Turing test, it would be fooled probably by a simple question about itself or a subject outside the domain, like the kind of food you like.

You’ve got people in this thread hyperventilating about AI duping your voice and the. Becoming a doppelgänger and therefore we need laws immediately to stop this dystopia? Let’s calm your cortisol levels for a second and stop acting like Thanos just got the last gem.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by steve_musk on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @07:26PM (#17026251)

I don't think any technically minded people on HN are extrapolating what this system is capable of doing, but are (rightly IMO) extrapolating what kind of systems will be announced in 2, 5, 10, etc. I think even HN is greatly underestimating what world class researchers paired with an army of world class engineering talent are capable of.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by empath75 on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @08:33PM (#17026565)

I think it passes a limited Turing test at the domain it’s trained in. I doubt any of the people on the other end of the call would even suspect it’s a computer. That’s an amazing achievement.

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