An unknown number just called me on my cell. I answered "Hello", and after a noticeable pause (maybe a second?) the voice on the other end said, "Hello?" in a voice that sounded suspiciously like a customer service interactive voice recognition thingy.
I cocked my eyebrow, just as Leonard Nimoy taught me, and said, "Uh, you're a robot, aren't you?"
Her voice then changed a bit and said, "No, I'm not a robot. What makes you think that? Do I sound that bad?" And she laughed a believable laugh.
So I said, "Oh, it must be the cell phone connection making you sound like that. Is this a wrong number?"
And then the voice changed AGAIN, and said something that ended with, "Sorry to disturb you, goodbye." <click>
And that last part was DEFINITELY in a recognizably synthetic "Please hold while we connect your call" voice.
But the middle bit really did fool me. I'm a little bit freaked out, TBH. :tfh:
I cocked my eyebrow, just as Leonard Nimoy taught me, and said, "Uh, you're a robot, aren't you?"
Her voice then changed a bit and said, "No, I'm not a robot. What makes you think that? Do I sound that bad?" And she laughed a believable laugh.
So I said, "Oh, it must be the cell phone connection making you sound like that. Is this a wrong number?"
And then the voice changed AGAIN, and said something that ended with, "Sorry to disturb you, goodbye." <click>
And that last part was DEFINITELY in a recognizably synthetic "Please hold while we connect your call" voice.
But the middle bit really did fool me. I'm a little bit freaked out, TBH. :tfh:
Robot voice recognition callers are getting better ... maybe?