Google Duplex: AI that can make phone bookings for you debuts at I/O conference

System enables Google Assistant to conduct lifelike conversations with humans

Google Duplex
Google CEO Sundar Pichai
(Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Google has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that brings humanity one step closer to having lifelike conversations with robots.

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