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Google Duplex Arrives on the Web, Lets You Buy Movie Tickets to Start

Kellen November 21, 2019

Google Duplex, the Google Assistant-powered AI service that started out as a call bot that could book you restaurant reservations, has arrived on the web through your phone. To start, it'll be able to buy you movie tickets before expanding into other purchase...

Quarter of the Calls From Google Duplex are Actually Made by Humans

Tim May 22, 2019

A report from The New York Times was published this week focusing on Duplex, detailing how in some cases, it's not your Google Assistant robot booking a table for you at your favorite restaurant, but instead, an actual human being. Do you feel a little bit...

Duplex ‘On the Web’ Will Soon Book Car Rentals, Movie Tickets

Tim May 7, 2019

Google has been using Duplex to help you book reservations at local restaurants for a bit now, but today at I/O 2019, the company announced Duplex on the web. With it, Google is looking to do certain tasks that are associated with the web, such as booking car...

Google Duplex Support Looks Live for Select Phones Other Than Pixels

Tim April 3, 2019

Duplex, Google's solution for a problem we didn't realize may have existed until last year when the company announced it during Google I/O, is apparently supported on select phones that aren't Pixels now. If you'll recall, Duplex was finally made available...

Google Duplex! Now in 43 States on All Pixel Phones

Kellen March 6, 2019

Google Duplex, the Assistant technology that can make phone call reservations for you, is now available on all Pixel phones in 43 states. This is a big expansion, in case that didn't mean much to you. When first launched around November of last year, Pixel...

Google Duplex Continues Its Very Slow Rollout to Pixel Owners in Very Select Cities

Tim November 26, 2018

According to VentureBeat, confirmed by a statement from Google, Duplex, the company's AI-powered reservation booking service continues its slow rollout to additional Pixel phone owners. Chances are, your Pixel isn't included in the latest wave of phones to...

Google Says We’re Still a Long Way From Duplex, AI-Powered Robot Calls

Tim June 27, 2018 10

At this year's Google I/O, Google showcased Duplex, an AI-powered program that users will access through Google Assistant to book reservations for various things over the phone. You simply give Google Assistant a place and time you want booked, then your...

Google Assistant is Getting New Voices, Will Make Calls for You, Plus a Whole Lot More

Tim May 8, 2018 18

Google announced a ton of changes and new features for Google Assistant at Google I/O this morning. If you weren't able to catch the stream, let's go over what's new. To start, Google is adding 6 new voices for Google Assistant. A preview of each voice can be...