INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
staff meeting, executives reassured Google employees that openness and ethics had been at the top of its agenda long before Duplex made its
so you aren't fooled into thinking you're chatting to a fellow human being.Duplex is due to become part of Google Assistant in the future,
acting as an AI secretary
If you want to make a booking with a restaurant, hair salon or other service, for example, just let the assistant know and it'll make the
listeningLaws on recording phone calls vary between countries and jurisdictions
Recording without permission from all parties is illegal in 11 US states, including California (where Google is based), Florida and
Washington, but it's perfectly fine in the remaining 39.Call recording is also covered by the EU's new General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) rules, which come into force this week
If implemented outside the US, Duplex would have to let everyone it calls know that it's recording the line, and give them the chance to
hang up if they don't fancy it.If Duplex is rolled out worldwide, it seems the simplest thing would be to make it fully transparent to
handling of personal data right now.Via Bloomberg
