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I really don't like having to voice a query, I'd much rather type it out. If Elon Musk sold a neuralink brain wi-fi device I'd be first in line for it. These

I really don't like having to voice a query, I'd much rather type it out. If Elon Musk sold a neuralink brain wi-fi device I'd be first in line for it. These voice activated search devices though, pass.

drcross 9y ago
Maybe so but for a lot of people they want information but dont want to stare at a screen to get it.
- pound 9y ago
  Anything beyond few words direct answers is much better to see on screens.
- ionised 9y ago
  Then they are not going to get a very substantial response.
wubbfindel 9y ago
Why the downvotes on this? I appreciate the thoughts. I think it's a real shame that Google's assistant isn't available in a desktop client, that can use either text or voice input.
- mbrookes 9y ago
  Here you go: https://developers.google.com/actions/tools/web-simulator https://developers.google.com/actions/tools/web-simulator Okay, not strictly a desktop client, but the same end result. Similar is available for Alexa.
- DrScump 9y ago
  It might be just a visceral, reflexive reaction to reading "neuralink brain wi-fi device" and then thinking to oneself, "am I really ready to join the Borg collective?"
- euyyn 9y ago
  I mean, it's not a desktop client, but from Android you can use either text or voice for input to Google / the Assistant. I bet from iOS too.
eddigo 9y ago
I've been working with speech systems on and off since 1998. They're all pretty bad in my opinion. They're not even almost there yet. I remember studies from years back that speech is far lower throughput than typing for nearly every language except Chinese. I hate talking, especially to a computer, when I have a typing interface. Speech is such a serial, synchronous information channel. That fact paired with how context-limited speech systems are makes for a very poor experience. It's really going to take an inventive design to get people to use speech regularly for machine interaction. We're just not there yet.

drcross 9y ago

Maybe so but for a lot of people they want information but dont want to stare at a screen to get it.

pound 9y ago
Anything beyond few words direct answers is much better to see on screens.
ionised 9y ago
Then they are not going to get a very substantial response.

wubbfindel 9y ago

Why the downvotes on this? I appreciate the thoughts. I think it's a real shame that Google's assistant isn't available in a desktop client, that can use either text or voice input.

mbrookes 9y ago
Here you go: https://developers.google.com/actions/tools/web-simulator https://developers.google.com/actions/tools/web-simulator Okay, not strictly a desktop client, but the same end result. Similar is available for Alexa.
DrScump 9y ago
It might be just a visceral, reflexive reaction to reading "neuralink brain wi-fi device" and then thinking to oneself, "am I really ready to join the Borg collective?"
euyyn 9y ago
I mean, it's not a desktop client, but from Android you can use either text or voice for input to Google / the Assistant. I bet from iOS too.

eddigo 9y ago

I've been working with speech systems on and off since 1998. They're all pretty bad in my opinion. They're not even almost there yet. I remember studies from years back that speech is far lower throughput than typing for nearly every language except Chinese. I hate talking, especially to a computer, when I have a typing interface. Speech is such a serial, synchronous information channel. That fact paired with how context-limited speech systems are makes for a very poor experience. It's really going to take an inventive design to get people to use speech regularly for machine interaction. We're just not there yet.