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by ikeke 29 days ago
Voice is only good in the context of something that is high priority(e.g talking to a customer service agent) / highly satisfactory (e.g talking to a friend in real time).

Otherwise humans hate that interface.

2 comments

Setting aside the blind and others with challenges for whom voice has the potential to be (if it isn’t already) a magical interface, I find it great for my HomePod for very narrow use cases. Wake me at 7am. Tell me the weather forecast for the weekend. Have I received any new messages?
Voice is a good interface for people who can’t or shouldn’t look at a screen. CarPlay for example, could have a lot more powerful voice capabilities.