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From reading the headline, I assumed Google was providing some useful service where chrome or Google voice or some other Google medium would warn hapless human

by abraae 8y ago

From reading the headline, I assumed Google was providing some useful service where chrome or Google voice or some other Google medium would warn hapless human when they ended up in conversation with an AI pretending to be human. But no! Google itself IS said evil AI. But hey, it's ok, don't worry, it will come with a built in warning! Things like this make me think that big tech has really lost the plot. You'd think in the current climate that Google would be keeping their heads down, staying away from things that are creepy, unsettling and potentially providing evildoers with another way to maliciously influence people. But no... because ads.

exodust 8y ago
I'm not sure it can be dismissed that easily. If Google stick to "providing tools" and let others decide how to use them, maybe they will do better. It's when Google product managers stand on a stage and tell us how their technology will make our lives better, that I cringe. I don't want Google telling me how I should live my life. Just provide the tools and tech, and let us work out how best to use them for ourselves. There will be situations where this "warning" will be unwanted. Google should not be dictating when or how the warning is delivered. That should be at the discretion and option of the business or individual. I can see this tech being useful in the reverse scenario they demonstrated. That is, the bot answering calls on behalf of the restaurant and accepting bookings. Often when you call a restaurant, it's noisy and you just know you've interrupted someone from doing other tasks.
- em3rgent0rdr 8y ago
  > "the reverse scenario they demonstrated. That is, the bot answering calls on behalf of the restaurant and accepting bookings" In the scenario of bots talking to bots, if they identify themselves as bots to one another, then they could quickly switch over to a much more efficient machine communication methods. :)
fvdessen 8y ago
> warn hapless human when they ended up in conversation with an AI pretending to be human. If people can't make the difference, what do they gain by knowing, and if they can, how does the warning help ?
- icebraining 8y ago
  Why can't they? They can hang up. Sure, some people might not be allowed (a restaurant owner might not be willing to lose reservations because the employee doesn't like talking to bots), but in other cases, they are.

by abraae 8y ago

exodust 8y ago

I'm not sure it can be dismissed that easily. If Google stick to "providing tools" and let others decide how to use them, maybe they will do better. It's when Google product managers stand on a stage and tell us how their technology will make our lives better, that I cringe. I don't want Google telling me how I should live my life. Just provide the tools and tech, and let us work out how best to use them for ourselves. There will be situations where this "warning" will be unwanted. Google should not be dictating when or how the warning is delivered. That should be at the discretion and option of the business or individual. I can see this tech being useful in the reverse scenario they demonstrated. That is, the bot answering calls on behalf of the restaurant and accepting bookings. Often when you call a restaurant, it's noisy and you just know you've interrupted someone from doing other tasks.

em3rgent0rdr 8y ago
> "the reverse scenario they demonstrated. That is, the bot answering calls on behalf of the restaurant and accepting bookings" In the scenario of bots talking to bots, if they identify themselves as bots to one another, then they could quickly switch over to a much more efficient machine communication methods. :)

fvdessen 8y ago

> warn hapless human when they ended up in conversation with an AI pretending to be human. If people can't make the difference, what do they gain by knowing, and if they can, how does the warning help ?

icebraining 8y ago
Why can't they? They can hang up. Sure, some people might not be allowed (a restaurant owner might not be willing to lose reservations because the employee doesn't like talking to bots), but in other cases, they are.