Talking To Computers? · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday February 23, 2011 @04:49PM from the what-are-you-doing-dave? dept.

merlock18 writes "Is it un-natural to talk to a computer? After discussing the outcome of the Jeopardy game with some colleagues, they seem to think it is mildly 'scary' to talk to a computer and have it competently talk back. Is this what everyone thinks? I was thinking to myself how much I would like to be able to even tell my computer to open programs by telling it vocally. A simple idea that I am fairly surprised is not common. Am I a minority in this one? Do people just not like the idea of talking (without cursing) to a computer, let alone have it act or reply? Would anyone else be interested in building their own mini-Watson, or is this just scary?"

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Politically correctness? by c0lo · 2011-02-23 17:09 · Score: 1, Redundant

Do people just not like the idea of talking (without cursing) to a computer,
Why, would it be politically incorrect?

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