Just a few modifications and this could be made to allow people to forward telemarketers to it. Bonus points if they could make the voice a little more realistic and rotate/randomize the voice characteristics.

This is pretty well made. I love that you can interrupt it and add context while it's responding.

i have a vague memory of a company that wanted to do a universal assistant, accessible by phone, whom you could ask anything, with the hope that one day they could automate part of the process.

It was something like 10 to 15 years ago..

Anyone remembers the name ?