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I can only imagine the joy of an open office floor plan where employees also depend on a voice based interface for their computers.

Ajedi32 7y ago
Solving that is simply a matter of developing a way for the computer to pick up inaudible or mouthed commands. Not a trivial task, but it does seem doable with current technology.
- rijoja 7y ago
  Okay so basically controll the user input with muscle movements. Hm wonder if some other group of muscles aren't more suitable for that, how about trying say our fingers for starters? edit: I've read that NASA developed a microphone that doesn't need sound though so it is doable.
  - Ajedi32 7y ago
    Language is much more expressive than your fingers for certain tasks (and vice-versa). This design advocates for the use of _both_, not one or the other.
    - dguts 7y ago
      Language is more expressive, but I can press hundreds of buttons and type commands faster than I can yell expressive commands at my computer
      - Ajedi32 7y ago
        I think it's very unlikely that any significant number of people can type faster than they can speak. Depending on the complexity of the task, you might very well have to press "hundreds of buttons" in order to achieve the same result as a single sub vocalized voice command. Not to mention that speech can be far more intuitive than keyboard shortcuts or nested sub-menus for certain tasks. Again though, this isn't about replacing keyboard input, it's about supplementing it.
        Tyr42 7y ago
        Yeah, but I remember spending 20 minutes driving on the highway and trying to get google assistant to play the next episode of my podcast (Not the most recent! The NEXT ONE. Gaah) It would be 4 taps to get done, and it is impossible to do via voice.
        crooked-v 7y ago
        Similarly, I still have no idea how to get Siri to add a stop on a route instead of replacing the current destination. Even worse, if you even use the word "stop" in a sentence it doesn't understand, it cancels the current driving directions.
        rijoja 7y ago
        Chorded typists write faster than speech needed to transcribe court sessions for example. Also math is an example where you say oh so much more than you can with language. The way I see it say a shell interface is a different language and it's so much more expressive. or for example imagine playing a FPS with voice commands.
  - blunte 7y ago
    Just hurry up with the neural interface please :). Plug that baby into the port on the back of the neck, close your eyes, and get things done!
  - lm28469 7y ago
    Myo tried a few years ago, looks like they're closing now. https://support.getmyo.com/hc/en-us https://support.getmyo.com/hc/en-us
bdcravens 7y ago
To say nothing of accessibility.
- progval 7y ago
  If a talking interface becomes a popular option in addition to a visual interface, that would actually improve accessibility.
- tyre 7y ago
  This ad ran last night during The Finals and really hit home how audio can improve accessibility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqoXFCCTfm4&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqoXFCCTfm4&feature=youtu.be
seventhtiger 7y ago
As seen in the movie Her.

Ajedi32 7y ago

Solving that is simply a matter of developing a way for the computer to pick up inaudible or mouthed commands. Not a trivial task, but it does seem doable with current technology.

rijoja 7y ago
Okay so basically controll the user input with muscle movements. Hm wonder if some other group of muscles aren't more suitable for that, how about trying say our fingers for starters? edit: I've read that NASA developed a microphone that doesn't need sound though so it is doable.
- Ajedi32 7y ago
  Language is much more expressive than your fingers for certain tasks (and vice-versa). This design advocates for the use of _both_, not one or the other.
  - dguts 7y ago
    Language is more expressive, but I can press hundreds of buttons and type commands faster than I can yell expressive commands at my computer
    - Ajedi32 7y ago
      I think it's very unlikely that any significant number of people can type faster than they can speak. Depending on the complexity of the task, you might very well have to press "hundreds of buttons" in order to achieve the same result as a single sub vocalized voice command. Not to mention that speech can be far more intuitive than keyboard shortcuts or nested sub-menus for certain tasks. Again though, this isn't about replacing keyboard input, it's about supplementing it.
      - Tyr42 7y ago
        Yeah, but I remember spending 20 minutes driving on the highway and trying to get google assistant to play the next episode of my podcast (Not the most recent! The NEXT ONE. Gaah) It would be 4 taps to get done, and it is impossible to do via voice.
        crooked-v 7y ago
        Similarly, I still have no idea how to get Siri to add a stop on a route instead of replacing the current destination. Even worse, if you even use the word "stop" in a sentence it doesn't understand, it cancels the current driving directions.
      - rijoja 7y ago
        Chorded typists write faster than speech needed to transcribe court sessions for example. Also math is an example where you say oh so much more than you can with language. The way I see it say a shell interface is a different language and it's so much more expressive. or for example imagine playing a FPS with voice commands.
- blunte 7y ago
  Just hurry up with the neural interface please :). Plug that baby into the port on the back of the neck, close your eyes, and get things done!
- lm28469 7y ago
  Myo tried a few years ago, looks like they're closing now. https://support.getmyo.com/hc/en-us https://support.getmyo.com/hc/en-us

bdcravens 7y ago

To say nothing of accessibility.

progval 7y ago
If a talking interface becomes a popular option in addition to a visual interface, that would actually improve accessibility.
tyre 7y ago
This ad ran last night during The Finals and really hit home how audio can improve accessibility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqoXFCCTfm4&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqoXFCCTfm4&feature=youtu.be

seventhtiger 7y ago

As seen in the movie Her.