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