Tuesday 8 May 2018
The wow-factor kicked in at Google IO 2018 today as information rolled out about the new updates to Google Assistant. The first “OMG” moment of IO: Google Assistant can call businesses on your behalf to schedule appointments for you. It’s called “Duplex” and it’s astoundingly realistic. 60 percent of businesses don’t have online booking setup, according to Sundar Pichai, which means Google Assistant can’t book most appointments online. With the Duplex feature, it’ll be able to make phonecalls in the background and have a real-time conversation with whoever answers the phone. Google Assistant will actually call a business and schedule…
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