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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by fanzhang on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @11:53PM (#17027305)
The store is still getting the customer, the retail rep is still getting the same call. What's so horrifying?

I see this as leveling the playing field -- upper middle class people can already afford real assistants a la Tim Ferris; this just lets everyone access it.

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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by bestnameever on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @12:26AM (#17027404)
Is it not conceivable that the rep would eventually replaced with a like kind system?
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Re:Google Duplex: An AI System for Accomplishing Real World ... by godzillabrennus on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @12:37AM (#17027433)
In short order I would imagine.
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