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October 13, 2020 07:09 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/13/21514427/google-duplex-haircut-booking-feature-rolling-out-robot-natural-voice
Google starts rolling out Duplex feature that can call salons to book a haircut for you
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Google Assistant will soon be able to book a haircut for you by calling a salon and requesting a time on your behalf. The feature was announced two years ago when Google first unveiled Duplex, its tech for having a human-sounding system call stores and make requests of whoever picks up. Its first (and only) consumer feature, making reservations at restaurants, launched in late 2018 in the US.
Google confirmed that the haircut booking feature is now rolling out in the US, though it isn’t yet available to everyone. VentureBeat first reported that the feature had started to launch.
When booking a haircut, Google asks you what date and time you’d like to schedule the appointment. You can tell the service a time range, too, so it can make...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/13/21514427/google-duplex-haircut-booking-feature-rolling-out-robot-natural-voice
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