@paul_cal: Voice control will not be the primary input modality for the foreseeable because - it's v slow for simple/frequent acti…

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Paul Cal argues that voice control will not become the primary input modality due to speed, privacy, multitasking, and workplace issues, countering Peter Yang's prediction of keyboard and mouse obsolescence.

Voice control will not be the primary input modality for the foreseeable because - it's v slow for simple/frequent actions like window nav, app switching & scrolling - it's public by default, important bc a) many semi-sensitive conversations happen over slack in offices & b) I don't want my colleagues to hear my dumb questions or realise how late I started working on that thing they were expecting - you can't multitask while in a meeting or chatting casually with colleagues - call centres are not nice places to work, especially if you need to concentrate or think hard sometimes
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Voice control will not be the primary input modality for the foreseeable because - it’s v slow for simple/frequent actions like window nav, app switching & scrolling - it’s public by default, important bc a) many semi-sensitive conversations happen over slack in offices & b) I don’t want my colleagues to hear my dumb questions or realise how late I started working on that thing they were expecting - you can’t multitask while in a meeting or chatting casually with colleagues - call centres are not nice places to work, especially if you need to concentrate or think hard sometimes

Peter Yang (@petergyang): Dude we will all be using voice to control our computers within a year from now. The keyboard and mouse are going to the pasture.

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