I, robot: Google has expanded its voice system, Duplex, with users now able to screen calls through the platform. Unveiling the company's new Pixel 3 smartphone, Google revealed that users can let Duplex answer calls on their behalf to ask who and what is the purpose of the call, then providing users with real-time transcripts of the conversation allowing them to decide whether to accept it, reject it or instruct Duplex that the caller should ring back later. The feature will be available in Android phones running Marshmallow as well as a software update for all other platforms.
Google has expanded its voice system, Duplex, with users now able to screen calls through the platform. Unveiling the company's new Pixel 3 smartphone, Google revealed that users can let Duplex answer calls on their behalf to ask who and what is the purpose of the call, then providing users with real-time transcripts of the conversation allowing them to decide whether to accept it, reject it or instruct Duplex that the caller should ring back later. The feature will be available in Android phones running Marshmallow as well as a software update for all other platforms.