60-Second Science podcast: Google's AI Assistant Does Your Talk Tasks
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introducing simply light. Can you hear that? That's the sweet sound of less sugar and fewer calories. We want to make sure you here it's less sugar and fewer calories because it tastes so good. Thistles. Scientific Americans. 62nd Science. I'm Larry Green Mind. Oh, happened. I help you. Hi, I'm calling to book a woman's hair cut for our clients. Um, I'm looking for something. On May 3rd, I want the person making the haircut appointment for her boss. She's not a person. There's a trend rapidly developing an A. I have a do the things we don't want to do. Self driving cars get a lot of attention in this arena, But Google recently demonstrated a I for more mundane tasks. Their system is called Google Duplex. It's a voice assistant designed to mimic the way humans speak to one another. So are what time are you looking for around at 12 PM Amazon, Apple and other tech companies also make voice assistance. Of course, what's new with Duplex is that I can carry on a conversation seemingly as human being that is somewhat awkwardly, and that's the point, of course. Google doesn't want duplex to sound like a machine and the hair salon. Example. The woman who answers the phone throws duplex a curveball at 12 PM we do not have a 12 PM of the elbow. The closest we have that is Ah, 1 15 There's a point in the exchange where duplex shows its true colors, though. Listen carefully and you'll hear a distinct difference between the ice pronunciation of 10 a.m. and 12 PM Do you have anything between 10 AM and the 12 PM for just an instant Duplexes. Mismatch tones remind you of being on hold with your bank. Your wait time is 10 minutes. A second duplex clip is a bit more impressive because the person answering the phone doesn't seem to be fully paying attention. Duplex tells the woman three times that he wants to come by on Wednesday. High electricity table for Wednesday's E seven for seven people. Um, it's for four people. For people win Um, a Wednesday at 6 p.m. For beautiful so you can come. How long is the wait? Usually to be seated when tomorrow a week air for next Wednesday. Duplex has a ways to go before it'll be ready to handle open ended conversations on random topics. But one day you may be freed from all kinds of unpleasant vocal interactions leaving more time for unpleasant social media interactions. Okay, great. Great. Have a great day. Thanks for listening for Scientific American 62nd Science. I'm Larry Green Mine.