<p>your question is a very similar to "turing-test". you could narrate a simple story and ask questions based on that , considering the state-of-art algorithms in "question-answering" are still far beyond human skills.</p>

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2018-05-31T17:10:16.137Z
2018-05-31T17:10:16.137Z
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<p>With all the Google I/O stuff coming out, how can I verify that I have an actual human on the phone using only voice? Are there still vocal things humans can, but robots can't do?</p>

<p>Conditions: the person on the phone is a stranger (so personal questions won't work), and the verification must be voice only.</p>

<p>(Also, I understand Google Duplex may be just an overhyped demo that will turn out to flop like the Pixel Buds. But eventually such a bot would be created, right? If so, what's the best verification?)</p>

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"Vocal captcha" for robots on the phone?
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# "Vocal captcha" for robots on the phone?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-19)

With all the Google I/O stuff coming out, how can I verify that I have an actual human on the phone using only voice? Are there still vocal things humans can, but robots can't do?

Conditions: the person on the phone is a stranger (so personal questions won't work), and the verification must be voice only.

(Also, I understand Google Duplex may be just an overhyped demo that will turn out to flop like the Pixel Buds. But eventually such a bot would be created, right? If so, what's the best verification?)

**Tags:** human-like, voice-recognition, computational-linguistics


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-31. Score: 1

your question is a very similar to "turing-test". you could narrate a simple story and ask questions based on that , considering the state-of-art algorithms in "question-answering" are still far beyond human skills.


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