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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by theptip on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @04:57PM (#17025009)
> If people use it to flake a lot, I could see businesses just not responding to the assistant.

Or being forced to use for Google's small business version of Duplex to handle the increased call load (for a small fee of course).

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by novos on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @01:57AM (#17027678)
Knowing google. There will likely be a free tier and then higher tiers that handle multiple phone lines, complex call routing and eventually customer service case handling.
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by Qwertie on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @10:11PM (#17026968)
Or just set up an online booking system.
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