[scialex]

> Some of you may remember Google's much-hyped AI voice "Duplex," which was supposed to automate all those annoying phone calls and call centers. That was in 2018, six years ago. Since then, we've seen how it's turned out

Reasonably successfully?

Call screen is easily one of the best features of my phone. Call hold navigation is also really useful. It calling restaurants and the like is not something I commonly use but it works and I've used it sometimes.

[hn_throwaway_99]

Yeah, I'm not sure if people have become so reactionary when it comes to unsupported tech-land hype, but on the flip side I find this unwarranted pessimism almost as annoying.

The call features on my Pixel are amazing IMO, and new ones (like the one that warns you if you are being scammed) could be great for large swaths of people.

[dontreact]

Yep this is a nice feature and I use it…