Ask HN: Can AI help solve asynchronous communication gaps?

3 points by Riphyak 4 years ago | 3 comments

Problem: In async communication (e.g. leaving message to someone 5+ timezones away - and seeing their response only the next day) #1 reason for the time lost is that when I leave a task/memo for someone and forget some important detail - I only learn the next day that the work has been on hold because the other person had been waiting for my response to their question.

A possible solution would be an ML algorithm that analyses our previous communication and structure of the memo - and immediately asks me the questions that would most likely arise.

My question to AI wizards: is this technically feasible in the current state of technology?

version_five 4 years ago |

I would start with a checklist. All ML would really do is rank how likely questions on the list are to arise. So you can probably just make and look at the list.

yuppie_scum 4 years ago |

No, just no. Have you ever played the game telephone? You’d be doing that except you’d have a clueless machine in the middle of the chain.

thesuperbigfrog 4 years ago |

The answer is synchronized communication.

Call the person and have a conversation.

If they have questions or need more information, they can tell you and you can respond immediately.