If those demonstrations actually represent what the system is capable of, I think people here are way underestimating what an achievement that is.
Even though it’s operating in an extremely limited domain, this is the first time that I’m aware of that a computerized voice can have a natural conversation with a human about _any topic at all_ where it’s not immediately obvious that it’s a computer.
Even though it’s operating in an extremely limited domain, this is the first time that I’m aware of that a computerized voice can have a natural conversation with a human about _any topic at all_ where it’s not immediately obvious that it’s a computer.
That’s a gigantic leap forward.