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Re:25 Years In Speech Technology and I still don’t talk to m... by kibwen on Monday October 26, 2020 @01:32PM (#24898709)
Pizza is a weird example because pizza joint menus are more-or-less standard and unsurprising. For any non-pizza restaurant I'll want to start by scanning a menu, which is way more efficient than listening to a menu be read to me.
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Re:25 Years In Speech Technology and I still don’t talk to m... by wtetzner on Monday October 26, 2020 @02:07PM (#24899144)
And if you're already scanning the menu, just clicking on the stuff you want is easier than explaining it to someone.

However, if you frequently order the same thing from a given restaurant, having a way to order "the usual" from that place via voice might be convenient. But I'm not sure it's much more convenient than being able to do the same thing with a button click or something.

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