Some people are creeped out by Google Duplex, the AI that can make a haircut appointment.
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Some people are creeped out by Google Duplex, the AI that can make a haircut appointment. "It was even a topic on sports radio. On Wednesday morning, the Murph & Mac show on KNBR in San Francisco played a clip of Duplex talking. Soon you could get a call and wonder if the voice on the other end is real or not, the hosts said."
"Scott Huffman, an executive on Google's Assistant team, said the response to Duplex was mixed. Some people were blown away by the technical demos, while others were concerned about the implications. Huffman said he understands the concerns. Although he doesn't endorse one proposed solution to the creepy factor: Giving it an obviously robotic voice when it calls. 'People will probably hang up,' he said."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-10/google-grapples-with-horrifying-reaction-to-uncanny-ai-tech
Some people are creeped out by Google Duplex, the AI that can make a haircut appointment. "It was even a topic on sports radio. On Wednesday morning, the Murph & Mac show on KNBR in San Francisco played a clip of Duplex talking. Soon you could get a call and wonder if the voice on the other end is real or not, the hosts said."
"Scott Huffman, an executive on Google's Assistant team, said the response to Duplex was mixed. Some people were blown away by the technical demos, while others were concerned about the implications. Huffman said he understands the concerns. Although he doesn't endorse one proposed solution to the creepy factor: Giving it an obviously robotic voice when it calls. 'People will probably hang up,' he said."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-10/google-grapples-with-horrifying-reaction-to-uncanny-ai-tech
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