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Microsoft CVP thinks we'll ditch keyboard and mouse for voice commands in 2030 (xda-developers.com)
3 points by WarOnPrivacy 4 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


Voice is a really terrible medium for doing computer work: bad latency and precision. It only works well in movies because it's a screenwriter controlling the computer. Now maybe the computer of the future is even smarter than humans and only needs super high level instructions. In that case I don't know why I'm employed at that point.


Full title includes the author's well-earned skepticism.

Microsoft's CVP thinks we'll ditch the keyboard and mouse for voice commands in 2030, but I'm not convinced


Somehow I have zero interest in talking to my computer. Does that make me old-fashioned?


It makes you appreciated by your 2 dozen nearby co-workers.




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