Last year, at Google I / O, we had a first glimpse of Duplex, an artificial intelligence capable of making phone calls to secure your meal reservations. Google launched Duplex in an extremely limited test at the end of last year. Now, Duplex mode is available in 43 states for Pixel phones, and non-Pixel phones will be available soon.

With so many states supported, it's easier to tell you what the states are do not still get duplex. It is Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Texas. As a resident of Minnesota, I would like to extend a warm _ಠ to Google. If you live elsewhere in the United States, you will have today Duplex on your Pixel phone. Of course, most people do not use Pixels. Google announces the launch of the Duplex feature to other Android and iOS devices in the coming weeks.

To use Duplex, just open Assistant and ask him to reserve a table at the restaurant of your choice on a specific day / time. Duplex makes the call and reports with the result. Previously, Google had already tried to organize other types of appointments with Duplex (like a hair salon), but the blog article only talks about eating. It is not clear if this is a limitation of the current version of the service, but many of you will know it soon.