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benob ◴[01 Apr 25 06:45 UTC] No.43543570[source]▶

To me natural language interfaces are like the mouse-driven menu vs terminal interpreter. They allow good discoverability in systems that we don't master at the cost of efficiency.

As always, good UI allows for using multiple modalities.

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1. InsideOutSanta ◴[01 Apr 25 07:25 UTC] No.43543825[source]▶

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Yes, this is exactly it. For things that I do rarely, I would love to have a working natural language interface because I know what I want to do, but I don't know how to do it. Even if there were more efficient ways to achieve my goal, since I do not know what they are, the inefficiencies of a natural language interface do not matter to me.

In this sense, natural language interfaces are more powerful search features rather than a replacement for other types of interfaces.

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