Google Duplex Assistant could replace call centers, report says

06 July 2018
Google may be able to sell the Duplex AI Assistant service to call centers.

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  • K3e
  • 06 Jul 2018

Is this how Nier-Automata started?

    Imo this wont work... we'll need humans to converse with humans... a digital assistant, however intelligent, cant repalce a human... it may work in select businesses but certainly not in all...

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      • q97
      • 06 Jul 2018

      I am pretty old and see a lot of technology through the years and Google Duplex is one of the most impressive things I have seen.

      I can't wait until they launch it. Here it will start beta later this summer. I hate calling people and making appointments and it will be perfect for my needs.

      Think it is going to be super popular. Looks like Google did it again with something that nobody else seems to be able to do.

      My favorite Google service right now is YouTube TV but this might replace it. Before YouTube TV it was Google photos.

        More jobs are taking down. I hate u Google.

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          • Anonymous
          • yZw
          • 06 Jul 2018

          Arif238, 06 Jul 2018Okay so there is company called Genesys and it is using AI ... moreBut this one's Genesys, not Genisys. So we're safe, probably.

            Well, another job lost because of the advancements of technolog. Ggwp boys human robots coming in your way soon lol

              Another headache for indian government.
              Thankyou Google!

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                • PiCosm
                • mpR
                • 06 Jul 2018

                You can tell Google are staffed by people too young to include ethics and compassion in their personas. Why do we need this? Why not put calls to REAL people at the companies, for banter and humanity? I am in tech, but have NO interest in using such a service as Duplex or having my own IT company use it. My staff will answer the phone thank you, in the language of the host nation, no call centres, no AI, just humans.

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                  • Whyki
                  • 60H
                  • 06 Jul 2018

                  This is very confusing article... I would even say in in false... Google duplex gained publicity by natural dialog and speech realization, but public Google services do not offer the quality demonstrated in Google duplex(TTS,Dialog). Another problem is that call center dialogs are quite different. If Google says that he is not testing/helping partners to test unpublished services, then there is not another Google duplex. Also Google duplex was published only as audio recording, probably acted before getting the best shot.

                    Here in India, most call executives are absolutely uninformative, I won't feel sorry for people who will lose their job because of this.

                      Okay so there is company called Genesys and it is using AI to take over. I'm just sayinn

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                        • QXP
                        • 06 Jul 2018

                        The smarter the technology, the more jobless humans will be. Hoping for the rise of the machines to come early...

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                          • aj}
                          • 06 Jul 2018

                          Geric.770, 06 Jul 20182020 "AI everything"To the point where the only customers having any money to buy anything and need service would be also AI or one of those 1% if the population that we all love.

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                            • r7b
                            • 06 Jul 2018

                            Ash, 06 Jul 2018Add to that most of these call centre workers are fraudster... moreNah Duplex will also take in charge Tech Support scams. Will increase success rate of these scams while earning Google money while earning the mastermind more money. Everyone wins

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                              • IVT
                              • 06 Jul 2018

                              Should implement this Google Duplex on everything from trading to banking and even hotel business and food business. AI employees sounds much better than the rude human we barely able to deal with without screaming at each other faces whenever something is not to our satisfaction.

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                                • E7E
                                • 06 Jul 2018

                                AnonD-558092, 06 Jul 2018"Half of Indian workers to get fired over software call-cen... moreAdd to that most of these call centre workers are fraudsters so with duplex at least we can expect some trust.

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                                  • r7b
                                  • 06 Jul 2018

                                  Anonymous, 06 Jul 2018So it can sell products too? And impersonate people!

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                                    • r7b
                                    • 06 Jul 2018

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • FMY
                                      • 06 Jul 2018

                                      So it can sell products too?

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                                        • r7b
                                        • 06 Jul 2018

                                        [deleted post]I'm not racist. I couldn't care less if it was Indians or Americans or Europeans or Aliens. Every civilization is equal to me.
                                        But come on have you ever called an overseas delocalized call center? It sounds like a mall on Black Friday. Addition that to their very low-speed VoIP system and you get the worst and most accurate recreation of a call center.