Google Duplex is happily moving forward. This feature, announced at Google i/o in 2018, Google Assistant to enrich the possibilities offered to users. Duplex works like a robot that can search for you to book a restaurant or hair salon. During the 2019 edition of Google i/o, the firm’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, announced his intention to extend it. Google Duplex on the web.
Obviously, AI will no longer be limited to voice, but will also help users perform different tasks on the web via Google Chrome. for example you can book movie tickets Rent a car for a specific movie or online. It’s not up to you to fill out the form, Google Duplex will take care of it almost entirely for you.
Duplex: Google Assistant can now book a movie ticket for you
Google today” Google Assistant in Chrome after several weeks of testing. Artificial intelligence is helping people book movie tickets online through the Google Assistant, the first step before many other assistance opportunities emerge. This feature is currently available in the US and UK. Concretely, it will be enough to search for a movie by voice on the Google engine or with the Google Assistant on Android. You can then trigger the booking process, much of which is handled by AI, from filling out the form to paying.
Google announced that it has partnered with 70 companies that operate cinema or ticketing services, including AMC, Fandango, MJR Theaters and Movietickets.com in the United States, and Odeon in the United Kingdom. The service relies on data saved in Google Chrome to pre-populate the specific personal information you need. For the rest, the process is semi-automatic. Google offers its own interface that lets you interact very quickly to provide explanations. For example, the desired number of places, the number of seats or the desired broadcast time.
You can then verify the payment for the tickets with a credit card or other Google Pay-related source. This feature is currently only available on Android smartphones via the Chrome browser or directly in Google Assistant, but is not yet available in France. The Mountain View company plans to go beyond movie tickets in the coming months to offer users more options.