Google previewed the ability for its Google Assistant to make calls on your behalf at Google I/O this week. Google Assistant has gained a new capability that movie fans will appreciate courtesy of Google Duplex technology. Google’s Duplex technology enables the Google Assistant to make calls, so you can ask it to book a reservation at a restaurant or schedule a haircut, and it’ll do all the work for you.
With Duplex, the Google Assistant can trick people into thinking it's human. Google Duplex is undoubtedly one of the coolest examples of AI-powered software technology available on mobile devices. It's cool, but ultimately turns service workers into inconvenient interfaces. Google can do better. On Android phones, Google Assistant can now help users to … Called Google Duplex, let's look at the science behind the magic.

Google’s new Duplex AI sounds human, with stammers, pauses, and all. Google CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled a version of Duplex that was tamer than last year's.

Google Duplex was arguably one of Google’s biggest announcements in 2018, but the AI faded into the background this week at the same I/O developer conference that … It could be a useful addition to Google Assistant or the harbinger of something much more dark and worrisome. According to Google’s support site for Duplex, Android phones running Android 5.0 Lollipop and above will have access to Google Duplex via the Google Assistant. Update: Google Duplex has finally started rolling out, but so far only to a small number of Pixel users in select cities.
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