Tired of texting? Google tests robot to chat with friends for you

With its new Reply system the firm is taking the art of conversion one step forwards – or should that be backwards?Are you tired of the constant need to tap on a glass keyboard just to keep up with your friends? Do you wish a robot could free you of your constant communication obligations via WhatsApp, Facebook or text messages? Google is working on an AI-based auto-reply system to do just that.Google ’s experimental product lab called Area 120 is currently testing a new system simply called Reply that will work with Google’s Hangouts and Allo,WhatsApp,Facebook Messenger, Android Messages, Skype, Twitter direct messages and Slack.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: HAL 90210 Tags: Google Alphabet Artificial intelligence (AI) Technology Chat and messaging apps Consciousness Computing Science Source Type: news