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		_qc3o on Sept 21, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app This falls in an interesting uncanny valley. If you know the person on the other end is using allo who are you really talking to? The average google bot response powered by deepmind or the actual person on the other end?

em500 on Sept 21, 2016 [–]

Reminds me of when Facebook got slammed about their auto-happy-birthday feature: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/29/facebook-...

scottmf on Sept 21, 2016 | [–]

That's a good comparison and I'd expect similar user backlash here.

I'm confused as to why they're choosing to lead with this feature.

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