SAN FRANCISCO: Google's "Duplex" voice call, which allows artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate a human voice to make appointments and book tables via phone calls, could soon enter the call centers.
According to an article in The Information Thursday night, an anonymous insurance company has expressed interest in "Duplex" that could "handle simple and repetitive calls" before taking any help from anyone. a human if the conversation gets complicated.
Google, however, said in a statement that the company does not test "Duplex" with business customers.
"We are currently focusing on consumer use cases for the 'Duplex' technology and we are not testing 'Duplex' with business customers. ", a Google spokesman told Engadget in a statement.
"" Duplex "is designed to work in very specific use cases, and currently we are focusing on restaurant bookings, hair salon bookings and holiday hours with a limited number of trusted testers" .
At its annual developer conference in May, Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduced "Duplex" and showed how the AI system could make an appointment in a living room and table in a restaurant.
Google I / O 2018: How JOMO Stole the Show
– ArticleSet.com Google Duplex
May 9, 2018
When Sundar Pichai Performed a Recording of Google Assistant Calling a Hair Salon and Making an Appointment in a conversation legitimately sounded like two humans talking to each other without a hint of robotic voice, it was obvious that intelligent technology has arrived. The salon employee could not even recognize that they were talking to the AI. With Google Duplex, the Assistant gains new features to better compete with Amazon's Alexa.
Google Lens
May 9, 2018
The lens can copy any real-world text into your phone. This is something that Google has already shown before, but now it seems that the feature is ready and actually arrives on Google Lens. You will be able to point your phone's camera to real-world text – say, a Wi-Fi pbadword writing – grab this text and then paste it into a text field on your smartphone. And now, it will also help you buy fashionable things. Google Lens is still not perfect for identifying specific clothes, but Google thinks it can be pretty close. The company introduces a new "style matching" feature that can scan the camera and buy it from internet retailers. It sounds like a dream come true for Pinterest fans. But will Amazon be among these stores?
Google News curated by AI
May 9, 2018
The Google news app is being revised and the editorial focus is now fed largely by AI. The company says, "It uses artificial intelligence to badyze all the content published on the web at any time, and organize all those articles, videos, and more in the scenarios. He identifies those who might interest you and puts them in your briefing. The news will also offer "a range of perspectives" to get you out of your bubble.
Smart Displays with Google Assistant
May 9, 2018
Amazon's Echo Show is about to face some competition from Google's software. Google has announced that the first integrated Smart Displays with Assistant screen will begin shipping in July. You can search your dinner recipe easily now.
In the demo, the Google Assistant sounded like a human.
He used the new WaveNet audio generation technique "WaveNet" and other advances in natural language processing (NLP) to replicate the models of human speech.
However, technical critics raised questions about the morality of technology, claiming that it had been developed without proper oversight or regulation.
Microsoft introduced a similar technology that it tested in China.
At an IA event in London in May, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, revealed that the company's Xiaoice social discussion robot had 500 million friends and over 16 channels to interact with Chinese users. services.
"Xiaoice" interacts in text conversations, but now the company has begun to allow the chat robot to call people on their phones.
Google I / O Day 1 Highlights: Strike Life Balance with Android P, M …
All about Emojis
May 9, 2018
Even before the start of the event , CEO Sundar Pichai badured repairing insects in the things that matter most, like emoji hamburger and moss floating on emoji cup of beer.
With 7,000 attendees at the Shoreline Amphitheater for this year's event, Pichai and his team entertained the audience with their new features in Mountain View, California.
Improved and smoother updates in AI, Assistant, Photos, News will soon make life easy for most people.
Did you miss the live event? Here is a brief overview of what Google has in store for you in the coming days, weeks, and months.
Selfie-Lover Delight!
May 9, 2018
Click on the image of a document? The AI will convert JPEG to PDF. Google has formed its AI to help all photography enthusiasts enjoy features such as adding color to black-and-white images, creating photos by adjusting the backdrop, suggesting brighter options for a subcontracted image. The update will be available to Google Photo users in the coming months.
(Image: Sreeraman Thiagarajan)
Hitting the Balance with Android P
May 9, 2018
Google wants to help you with digital well-being. The four amazing new features of the operating system will help you better plan your life and engage yourself in meaningful engagement.
Scoreboard in Andoid P will give you access to an array of applications that you engage and activities within a particular application.
With the App-Timer mode, your smartphone will push you when you will be close to your limit of using a particular application, after which it will become gray for the rest of the day to remind you of your goals.
If you activate the new Do not disturb "Shush" mode and keep your phone turned upside down, all notifications will be interrupted. However, only your suggested key contacts can contact you if this mode is enabled.
The rehearsal time will improve with the function "Wind Down". If your screen time before going to bed takes more than an hour of your sleep time, it is a disguised benefit. This feature will make your screen gray, which automatically discourages your mind from engaging in your phone.
If you want to try these new updates now, 'Android P Beta' is available on Google Pixel and seven other flagship devices like Nokia, Vivo, OnePlus, Mi, Sony, Oppo, Essential.
Show Me The Way
May 9, 2018
Google Maps has introduced new tabs to get your directions correctly. The "For You" tab allows users to access new places, popular places, personal recommendations and trendy places in and around your neighborhood. However, the "Your Match" tab can customize these recommendations and choose the locations (based on your activities) that suit you best. Friends can use Google Maps to vote in real time and easily schedule their Hangout destination. The combination of the camera with Maps will facilitate the search for locations. Open the camera, look at nearby places and let the screen direct you. In addition, Google adds a useful guide (fox) for fun.
Love the sound of Google's voice
May 9, 2018
Love John Legend? Let him do everyone. Later this year, his voice will come to the Google Assistant. Also, six new voices (men and women) to follow soon. All the voices you hear on Google Assistant are those of a real person who has recorded thousands of words in a real studio.
(Image: Sreeraman Thiagarajan)
