{"id":4989,"date":"2018-08-06T18:28:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T10:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/?p=4989"},"modified":"2023-03-08T12:02:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T04:02:37","slug":"google-duplex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.oom.com.sg\/google-duplex\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Duplex"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we go again \u2013you might think. Another spawn of Google right out of the deep dark depths of hell is here to disrupt things once again.<\/p>\n

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But before you run out of your window in panic, take a couple of minutes to learn what this is.<\/p>\n

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No, it\u2019s not an algorithm update. For me personally it\u2019s entertaining to watch panic when no one knows what things are at first. But setting aside that schadenfreude side of mine for a moment, it is also deeply satisfying to share what we learn everyday.<\/p>\n

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A few months ago back in May of this year, Google released their latest baby, Google Duplex<\/a>. This new tech is intended to aid in conducting scarily natural sounding conversations<\/em> that can then help Google Assistant carry out various tasks over the phone. The most famous set of examples for this is for when you need to set appointments and bookings. And for these types of tasks, it helps make the conversation part between us humans and machines sound more natural.<\/p>\n

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Remember the\u00a0“newly labelled old days”<\/em>\u00a0when we would need to adapt to machines in order for them to understand our requests over the phone? With Google Duplex, the roles have completely reversed. Making tech geniuses happy and excited to be able to finally get an A.I.<\/a> that\u2019s as natural as J.A.R.V.I.S.<\/p>\n

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Or better yet, Samantha from the movie Her<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Like what we mentioned above, the A.I. system will adjust to the person speaking, instead of us trying to adjust to the system. This means that overall, we can speak normally now, more like how we really talk and how we use words in our everyday lives. But it\u2019s not just a one way thing. This new system also makes it possible for the computer system to sound more like us -more human-like. It uses natural tones and words like \u201cum\u201d and \u201cuh\u201d just like a real person would in a conversation. During such conversations, we\u2019ll also be able to observe a behavior that\u2019s innate to us humans; it can elaborate when you try to interrupt it while it\u2019s talking to you.<\/p>\n

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That being said, let\u2019s take a closer look at the mechanical insides of Google Duplex. (a.k.a. Ultron)<\/p>\n

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This new system has a recurrent neural network that was created with the help of a machine learning platform TensorFlow Extend or TFX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a whole list of things Google Duplex can do for you besides make calls for appointments. It can help you check out some business operation hours, reserve a table for you and your date at a restaurant and even book an appointment at a hair salon.<\/p>\n

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