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

Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by sowbug on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @11:06PM (#17027163)

It reminds me of the maybe apocryphal story how NASA invested time, money, and effort to develop a pen so astronauts could write in zero gravity, and the Soviets used pencils.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by 8bitchemistry on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @11:39PM (#17027268)

A great story, but you are correct about it being apocryphal: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by sowbug on Thursday May 10, 2018 @11:24PM (#17044764)

And one internet binge later, I am now the proud owner of a matte black Fisher 400B Space Bullet Space Pen. Cool story. (The real one, I mean.)

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by aurailious on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @10:07AM (#17029912)

Sometimes the simple, old, and reliable tool isn't the best one for your environment.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by indemnity on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @11:51PM (#17027298)

Both used pencils initially, and both switched to this same pen.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by nyanotech on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @01:27AM (#17027585)

Pencils have the disadvantage of putting out conductive graphite dust, which, in 0g, will float around for a very long time.

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