This Google Duplex thing reminds me of a Tinder exchange I had a couple of years ago. MATCH: *says very bot-y thing* ME: sigh here we go… the trophy can’t get in the box because it’s too big. What’s too big? MATCH: uh the trophy? Is this a trick question? ME: oh fuck
Since flirtation is just escalating a conversation while maintaining plausible deniability, it’s the second-to-last thing AI will do successfully. (The last is soliciting a bribe.)