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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by state_less on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @09:43PM (#17026850)
True, many people know english, but that doesn't mean they know statistics or some other complex domain. "Show me a k-means cluster of this dataset", is likely to be parsed but not understood by many english speakers.
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by asfasgasg on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @11:12PM (#17027182)
Fortunately, Duplex's purpose is booking salon appointments, not to provide a conversation partner about statistical theory.
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by state_less on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @12:03AM (#17027332)
I was attempting to communicate to the parent and grandparent that transcribing/parsing english and communication are different. We both need to share the model being spoken of to transfer or communicate the knowledge.
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by akskos on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @05:17AM (#17028441)
yep, english is the protocol (like http) and the domain in question (for example booking an appointment) defines the (very loose) api
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by chickenfries on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @09:30AM (#17029612)
My god no one in this thread has a clue about the complexities of natural language. English is not a protocol like HTTP, it's a natural language.
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by asfasgasg on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @05:58PM (#17034543)
I think you may be confused. I suspect everyone in the thread knows that English is a natural language.
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by nyanotech on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @01:25AM (#17027569)
Optional functionality :P
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