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How do they do it? It's a person imitating a robot. They
still
have access to data, the customer's questions are
transcribed automatically so they can, with a little help
from the faux robo-operator, look up information in a
database, but it's got that human element to make things
actually
work. For instance, you'll never hear: "You want
to... cook an airline ticket. Is that correct? Looking up
recipes for... cook an airline ticket... now."
Question: Why?
Answer: People might be more at ease thinking this is a
robot not a human. They don't have to be polite, they
can
just get down to business. And here's our company
promise:
Fauxbot Answering Services will never:
1- Ask you how you're doing today.
2- Engage in long winded goodbyes that should be
reserved
for women chasing their lover as they hang out the
window
while their train pulls out of the station on the way to
war.
3- Care if you say "Oh great, a fucking robot!'
Not that robots care either but our operators are trained
to
think like a soulless automaton but communicate like a
human. (but with a robot voice)
Our first employee
https://www.youtube...watch?v=uQDDGriA1lk
[doctorremulac3, Jan 18 2020]
Another example
https://www.youtube...watch?v=6nzqwUSe-0s
[doctorremulac3, Jan 18 2020]
Why Kubrick chose Daisy as the song HAL sang as it got shut down.
https://www.youtube...watch?v=41U78QP8nBk
[doctorremulac3, Jan 19 2020]
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// People might be more at ease thinking this is a robot not a human. They don't have to be polite, they can just get down to business. // |
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What if you're totally at ease treating a human as nothing more than a collection of components, but treat computers with affection and respect ? |
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cynical [+], but probably already baked |
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Another effect you could add to this would be a voice
changer tuned just a few cents higher or lower than your
regular voice where you'd push a button at various times in
the sentence to look like it was pieced together from
recordings done at different times. |
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"Please stand by while I research... RESORTS FOR FAT
PEOPLE... Thank you for waiting, I found 3... RESORTS FOR
FAT PEOPLE... within your budget." |
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Called a Federal line several times last month to sort some things out. Their (human) delivery was so precise and articulate that each time I thought it was a carefully rehearsed recorded message. Of course now I've been waiting a month for them to get on with it, but at least talking with them was a pleasure. |
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How could you tell if it was robot or human? |
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One things robots never do is just make noise while they
type, like "Ohhhhkayy, you're all.... set.". |
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You could have the robots do more human stuff like that
but it would just confuse. Although the occasional
"Whoopsie daisy" might be endearing. |
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You should also be able to chose if you want your robot
to swear. Computers saying stuff like "If you're pissed off
about something, push 2. If we fucked up your order,
press 3. If the product was shit, press 4." would be
neato. |
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I'd always chose maximum foul language. Don't know
why, I just would. |
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// Although the occasional "Whoopsie daisy" might be endearing // |
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"Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do. I'm half crazy all for the love of you ... " |
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A movie with a bitter, cynical foul-mouthed misanthropic AI as a principal character would be interesting; in so many depictions, the computer is calm, even-tempered and polite. |
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The first ten million years were the fucking worst. |
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The second were the worst too. |
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I'm sure 8th already knows this but there's a reason Stanley
Kubrick had HAL sing Daisy as it got shut down. (link) |
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No, for the purposes of the movie it would probably be necessary for the character to have some minimally likeable characteristic, or a minor redeeming feature. |
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We, however, eschew such weaknesses and have no likeable or redeeming features whatsoever. |
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