After lots of speculations and teasing, Google is finally bringing Duplex artificial intelligence guidance to users booking movie tickets online through Assistant in the US and UK. This new feature is built on existing Duplex technology that can book restaurant reservations over the phone. Continue reading “Google officially rolls out Duplex-powered assistant to book movie tickets on Android”
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Google Duplex finally starts rolling out to Pixel phones
After being introduced at the I/O 2018, Google’s Duplex is finally making its way to Pixel phones. Using Google Duplex, Assistant can now book appointments, make reservations and more. These actions usually require user physical action to pick up the phone and call the business to get things done, but Google Assistant will now take the job of going through all this behind the screen for you. All you have to do is just provide the date and time, and your Assistant will call the business to coordinate for you. Continue reading “Google Duplex finally starts rolling out to Pixel phones”
Google renames Chrome Duplex to ‘Duet’ to avoid confusion over Duplex phone-call
At the Google I/O 2018 event the company introduced the Duplex Assistant AI-based phone call technology. The feature uses Assistant to make phone calls and book appointments for users when asked. Then again, Google’s Chrome team has officially renamed the experimental ‘Chrome Home’ interface to ‘Chrome Duplex.’ To avoid any confusion, the company is now renaming Chrome Duplex to Chrome Duet. Continue reading “Google renames Chrome Duplex to ‘Duet’ to avoid confusion over Duplex phone-call”
Google Duplex demo shows how Assistant will identify itself while making reservations
Google at the I/O 2018 has demoed the Google Duplex; this tech is where Assistant dupes itself as a human, call a business and get you a reservation. To make it sound like more human has added in human ticks like “umm.” However, concerns were raised regarding how ethical this feature is. Back in May, Google clarified in a statement that the experimental system would have “disclosure built-in.” Continue reading “Google Duplex demo shows how Assistant will identify itself while making reservations”
Google clarifies its AI voice calling Duplex system will identify itself
Google at the I/O 2018 event this week introduced one of the most controversial Assistant feature; Google Duplex which mimics itself as human and makes appointments. While the question arises on how ethical this feature is, Google just clarified in a statement that the experimental system will have “disclosure built-in.” Continue reading “Google clarifies its AI voice calling Duplex system will identify itself”