

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said he wants it to eventually be able to book a doctor’s appointment for a parent with a sick child. With Duplex, Google Assistant can also book a restaurant reservation. It sounded like a real person on the phone, and it was able to book an appointment during a certain time window, for a specific service. For example, during the I/O keynote, Assistant called a hair salon to book an appointment for a woman. Perhaps the most impressive application of AI in Google Assistant is through a new technology called Duplex, which will allow Google Assistant to make calls and schedule appointments for you. For Google, the Assistant is its most forward-facing effort in the space to showcase the work it has accomplished in machine learning and neural networks. With the increasing commoditization of hardware and software, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the next big battleground for the major tech giants.
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While Android is often the main focal point of I/O, Google Assistant was the star this time around. On Tuesday, Google kicked off I/O, its annual developer conference held in Mountain View, CA.
