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I generally agree, but there are some cases where I've found natural language actually is the right interface. And complex interfaces with lots of touch points
by CGamesPlay 10y ago
I generally agree, but there are some cases where I've found natural language actually is the right interface. And complex interfaces with lots of touch points but a simple underlying principle seems to be that sweet spot.
For example, I exclusively use Siri to set reminders for times and places, because to do so using a typical touch interface is much more painful.
Whether or not this CAP idea will meet the bar is an open question for me.
- adrianratnapala 10y agoI find it telling that your comparison is to touch interfaces. The (unintentional?) inference being that only touch interfaces are painful enough that current generation NLP can compete with them. I use keyboard and mouse for setting reminders. The app I really miss now I don't have a smartphone is google maps.
- CGamesPlay 10y agoIf you don't have a smartphone it will be difficult for you to do this, but try creating a time- or location-based reminder using a keyboard interface. And I'm generously assuming that you're going to run this test at a computer, and not directly after bumping into someone in the hallway who reminds you about something you need to do. This is a bit off-topic from the CAP thing, where I think it's reasonable assume that you are at a computer.