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Just keeping the star trek metaphor going (nerd alert!); I remember there's this episode where counselor troi asks the computer to "cross-reference" entries on
by overgard 11y ago
Just keeping the star trek metaphor going (nerd alert!); I remember there's this episode where counselor troi asks the computer to "cross-reference" entries on darmok, or something like that (1980s version of google basically). The computer comes back with like 47 entries the computer reads back one by one and she gives up in disgust after like three! On the other hand, if that was on a screen that she could quickly just scan, 47 entries is nothing, and when you google stuff you're probably adding or removing search terms randomly to narrow down on exactly what you want.
I don't think there's anything wrong with having a voice interface, I just never see it being anything more than a secondary convenience.
- imh 11y agoThat's exactly what a hypothetical conversational interface would do that a simple voice interface couldn't. It's the level 3 the article was talking about. If the computer responds "There are 47 entries," you might say "Do any of them contain the word tanagra?" or "Get me the most recent one."