Friday, 11 May 2018

Google now says controversial AI voice calling system will identify itself to humans

Following widespread outcry over the ethical dilemmas raised by Google’s new Duplex system, which lets AI mimic a human voice to make appointments, Google now says the experimental system will have “disclosure built-in.” That seems to mean that whatever eventual shape Duplex takes as a consumer product will involve some type of verbal announcement to the person on the other end that he or she is in fact talking to an AI. News of Google’s shift in approach to Duplex’s transparency was first reported this afternoon by CNET.

Duplex is not yet a working product, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduced it onstage on Tuesday at the company’s I/O developer conference with only a pre-recorded phone call. That demo showcased how Google Assistant...

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https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/10/17342414/google-duplex-ai-assistant-voice-calling-identify-itself-update

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https://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2018/05/google-now-says-controversial-ai-voice.html

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