Re:Apple HomePod – a missed opportunity
by threeseed on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:28AM
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Firstly, Apple is rumoured to have acquired Vrvana which makes AR/VR headsets.
As for voice well it has been the next best thing for decades. And it still to this day does not work well. There is no fluidity to conversations, it doesn't completely understand accents, it fails to properly factor in context and the range of actions is limited.
For me it's at least another 20 years away from being what people expect if it is possible at all in our lifetimes. Also the far more interesting problem for me is how do you build an API for a voice system e.g. Siri without forcing it back into a 90s style voice actions system like it is today.
As for voice well it has been the next best thing for decades. And it still to this day does not work well. There is no fluidity to conversations, it doesn't completely understand accents, it fails to properly factor in context and the range of actions is limited.
For me it's at least another 20 years away from being what people expect if it is possible at all in our lifetimes. Also the far more interesting problem for me is how do you build an API for a voice system e.g. Siri without forcing it back into a 90s style voice actions system like it is today.