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Re:Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened? by intrasight on Saturday June 09, 2018 @11:56AM (#17273588)
While I didn't say "voice-only", your point is still quite valid that there is non-verbal information.

My point is that voice is a powerful and ancient channel, and it's about time that computers leverage that channel.

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Re:Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened? by wpietri on Saturday June 09, 2018 @08:19PM (#17275739)
You did say "replace small slabs of glass that we look at and touch", so I think "voice-only" was a reasonable interpretation.

As I said, I'm all for trying new stuff. We should look at the extent to which computers can usefully leverage that channel. But I don't think we should presume that it will be particularly useful.

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