METR president Chris Painter predicts voice communication will eventually replace physical inputs like keyboards and handheld devices
Researcher Haydn Belfield questioned Painter's mention of wood-based hardware.
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@ChrisPainterYup Wood?
Chris Painter@ChrisPainterYupMankind was not meant to speak by jamming little keys on a keyboard, or by holding little pieces of plastic and wood in their hands. Humans were meant to speak with their voices, so eventually that's what they will do, and AIs will do everything else
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@ChrisPainterYup Couldn't agree more
Chris Painter@ChrisPainterYupMankind was not meant to speak by jamming little keys on a keyboard, or by holding little pieces of plastic and wood in their hands. Humans were meant to speak with their voices, so eventually that's what they will do, and AIs will do everything else
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