Say Allo to those vying to be your assistant

• Autores: Aviva Rutkin
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3075, 2016, pág. 21
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Last week, at its annual keynote event Google I/O, the firm revealed its new artificially intelligent assistant. "It makes it easy to buy movie tickets while on the go, to find that perfect restaurant for one's family to grab a quick bite before the movie starts, and then help one navigates to the theater, Google announced online. The help comes in a few shapes. There's Google Home, a cylindrical device slated to come out later this year. Backed by the Google assistant, it fields vocal requests, like setting a timer for the oven or playing a specified song. With the messaging app Allo, people can request details about nearby restaurants, say, in the middle of a chat. Plus, a slightly unnerving "smart reply" function suggests pre-written texts to send to one's friends, saving him the trouble of an actual conversation. Google says the app can learn over time what one might want to say. For instance, in a demo, the app offers a texter sample greetings and comes up with lines like "aww so cute" to use in response to a picture of a child.