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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by nfoz on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @11:31PM (#17027245)
> People are prejudiced against talking to bots because of how bad they are currently

I'm prejudiced against talking to bots because they're bots. They don't have empathy, whereas from voice interaction I expect a human I can relate to and desire to help and be courteous with. It's a fundamentally different type of interaction and I will be annoyed anytime that one is confused for the other.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by Piskvorrr on Thursday May 10, 2018 @07:27AM (#17037939)
Well, bad news: all the (presumed) humans I've talked to on any scripted call are worse than bots: they do have empathy, but the script forbids them to use it. An out-and-out bot is free from this prison, at the very least.
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