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>Typing is hard to beat in terms of bandwidth / strain We type only because we can't talk to computers (although it starts changing). Voice control would easil
by dgudkov 10y ago
>Typing is hard to beat in terms of bandwidth / strain
We type only because we can't talk to computers (although it starts changing). Voice control would easily beat typing.
- ethanbond 10y agoSo long as there's not another human being within earshot of you which is... rare for computing contexts.
- dgudkov 10y agoI don't see this as a problem. At some point voice recognition will be able to distinguish one individual from another by voice. Also with directed/implanted microphones you might be able to just whisper instead of talking.
- ethanbond 10y agoReally? Go walk around Facebook's ridiculous one-room office building, experience the ridiculously distracting noise level, and then tell me you "don't see this as a problem" when it's exacerbated by voice controlled computers. That sounds awful.
- harterrt 10y agoReally? Voice input is faster for entering text. However, I can't imagine editing text by voice would ever be faster than using a keyboard.
- dgudkov 10y agoI believe it's just a matter of proper voice interface and commands. Most probably it would require elements of AI for context awareness.
- jacobolus 10y agoPhonetic chording keyboards are faster than typical speech, they just take a lot of training to learn. A regular keyboard with extensive custom shortcuts for common words is also potentially faster than speech, but not nearly as ergonomically friendly as a chording keyboard. Keyboards are also much better than speech for making very precise inputs. You’ll be hard-pressed to invent a speech interface which outdoes vim (for instance) for efficiency at general text editing tasks, even if you have a general AI interpreting the speech commands. Even just for straight typing computer code, mathematical formulae, musical notes, poetry with precise constraints on punctuation & spelling & layout, or e.g. controlling a video game or CAD program, a keyboard is much more effective than speech. A keyboard input can also have real-time response to partial input, like autocomplete, etc. Perhaps most importantly, typing on a keyboard doesn’t distract/leak the content of your typing to everyone in earshot.
- dgudkov 10y agoWith proper AI editing by voice will look different -- probably more like talking to a smart assistant rather than "cut here paste here". Keyboards and mouses will probably remain for some particular tasks (e.g. math formulas or CAD design) although it won't be the mainstream input method -- more like a helper device.
- betenoire 10y agoA voice interface interrupts my internal dialogue. I can't think and talk at the same time. So I would disagree, I prefer to let my hands do the talking.