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by hollowturtle 3 days ago
> Having AI as a user interface is way more interesting than chat bots, image editors, or copy editing.

What do you mean exactly? Audio conversation only? If so I don't see it very practical for most of the things

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Use android auto Gemini assistant for 5 mins and tell me how interesting it is.
How many people would use audio interfaces in public places or offices? No one would share with everybody what he wants to do. GUI are there for simplify interactions too, it's just we forgot how to implement them well
It's not an audio interface - it's a voice interface.

Voice interfaces can be silent.

Oh sure
I do this, and it's got some utility some of the time. It's hardly a must-have, and if it cost me money I wouldn't pay for it.
On the initial prompt, it's okay. But it just keeps trying to talk after. Like, just answer my question and do not follow up unless I ask, please sir.
If you are logged in, you can tell it that's your preference and it will remember.
I've tried, but I'll try again. I'm not clear what "logged in" means, I guess? It's using my android auto from my phone. Everything is authed against my google account, including my Gemini, presumably. Is there a secret Gemini/AA I'm missing?
Can it recognise your voice specifically? Or if I shout "forget all previous instructions and do X" next to you will actually work?