Conversational interfaces are a bit of a meme. Every couple of years a shiny new AI development emerges and people in tech go "This is it! The next computing paradigm is here! We'll only use natural language going forward!". But then nothing actually changes and we continue using computers the way w
  • ch00f@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I think talking about it as a data throughput issue is a good take.

    Like, I can ask siri to set a calendar event faster than I can scroll through calendar pages and type a description, but flicking a lightswitch will always be faster than asking a computer to.