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Is anyone else turned off by the idea of ubiquitous voice interfaces? I can think, type and process visual information much faster than I can vocalize or proces
by rollo_tommasi 14y ago
Is anyone else turned off by the idea of ubiquitous voice interfaces? I can think, type and process visual information much faster than I can vocalize or process sound, and an interface that mimics natural conversation seems unnecessarily inefficient for a conversation that is, essentially, me talking to myself.
Not to mention it just feels weird. Have you ever used Siri on the middle of a crowded subway platform? It's a strange feeling.
- mdturnerphys 14y agoI think it would be nifty to have for a media PC or in a meeting. I can't remember—do Star Trek characters use voice commands with their tricorders?
- pyre 14y agoNot that I recall. They only used voice commands when on a starship and communicating with the "main computer." I don't even think they used voice commands on shuttle craft.
- cowbellemoo 14y agoIn DS9/Voyager, the shuttlecraft have talking computers. On occasion, they use comm badges to execute remote commands like having the computer use the shuttle's short range transporter to beam them back into the shuttle.
- pyre 14y agoHaving NLP at least as a functional option is good though. Even if it's just for accessibility purposes.
- flyinRyan 14y agoHold the phone up to your ear until it makes the Siri beep. Then people will think you're just talking on your phone.