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Google Wants To Write Your Social Media Responses For You

Posted by samzenpus on from the taking-the-words-out-of-my-mouth dept.

taikedz writes "A new patent has been filed by Google that tries to analyze your past communications to then construct responses to the overwhelming amount of posts you receive. From the article: 'Essentially, the program analyzes the messages a user makes through social networks, email, text messaging, microblogging, and other systems. Then, the program offers suggestions for responses, where the original messages are displayed, with information about others reactions to the same messages, and then the user can send the suggested messages in response to those users. The more the user utilizes the program and uses the responses, the more the bot can narrow down the types of responses you make.'"

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  1. Re:So you won't need to waste time on FB by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Given all the complete nonsense posted to social media websites, it's probably better to let the servers talk to each other.

  2. Sounds great! by mutube · · Score: 5, Informative

    Does it also detect Slashdot dupes?

    http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/11/20/161244/google-patents-fooling-friends-with-snooping-chatbots

    I said. Does it also detect Slashdot dupes?

    Sounds great!

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  3. Re:Hey, wait a minute! by camperdave · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please, google, leave me something to do besides shop.

    Why should they let you do that? Why not just analyze your purchasing history and browsing habits, coordinate with the affiliates, and send you those topless bikinis without bottoms for the low, low price of $199.99

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  4. It is actually rather a danerous thing. by mtthwbrnd · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Eventually there will be more "bots" making posts than humans. But most people act "with the crowd". If one organisation controls most of the bots then they will hold enormous sway over "public opinion". After all, it is the perception of public opinion that matters - not the actual public opinion. Also, it a bit sad that people want to be on social media (because they cannot be bothered to meet up in real life) and now they want the computer to think up responses for them (because they can't be bothered to think them up for themselves).

  5. Mechanical Monk. by Truth_Quark · · Score: 5, Insightful

    With this labour saving device to do your tedious social interaction for you, we're starting to really make some inroads into automating the most boring parts of our lives.

    I wonder how long after the extinction of the species it will be before the social media traffic starts to slow down.