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This is the dream of "ubiquitous" computing that Silicon Valley has been aiming at for two decades. Computing so easy it's almost invisible. You just say what y
by louison11 3y ago
This is the dream of "ubiquitous" computing that Silicon Valley has been aiming at for two decades. Computing so easy it's almost invisible. You just say what you want to happen and it happens nearly instantly.
The biggest problem is that APIs tend to be very restricted. So most assistants end up limited in what they can achieve.
Cheers from Portugal, too.
- indieept 3y agoAgreed, these requests tend to be complex (many variables) and APIs are somewhat restricted. But big tech companies should be able to work towards a common API/ecosystem with these players - I would be a user from day one.
- fragmede 3y agothe problem is regular people don't want to program aka use zapier, and just want things done for them, and programmers aren't willing to pay for things. It's different for work, because the company pays for zapier, and people get paid to do work aka use zapier.
- louison11 3y agoThat’s already what’s going on when Alexa/Siri offer standardized SDKs for app publishers to plug their API into the assistants. The problem is kind of chicken and egg however where many companies don’t want to bother creating these connections, thus these assistants are pretty useless, and people don’t use them much. This however may just be a matter of time until the incentives align and all of this becomes possible. Eventually, it is my conviction that the web will be conversational first - and typing/clicking will be a secondary mode of action for more advanced queries.