I know this is a broad question and lots of stuff needs to be defined better for a resolution. This question arises from someone's comment on whether keyboards will still be around in 10 years and only used by hippies, after seeing the latest chatGPT voice module.
Kids = under 12s
majority = in the US and europe
computers = murky; the primary device
keyboard = can be real or virtual (on-screen, or ... virtual, like in headsets)
Help me operationalize a better resolution criteria in the spirit of the question!
We've been trying to find a more efficient input method for as long as computers have existed. That road is lined with the bodies of thousands of failed attempts.
I don't doubt we could eventually get something better (Neuralink, maybe?) but it would need to be such a paradigm shift that there's no way the tech could be developed and popularized in just 7 years (assuming aligned asi doesn't magically change everything) .
@firstuserhere I am sorely curious as to why you separated these. What specific scenario do you see dividing these?
@AndrewHartman I don't think most kids are typing on their keyboards the same way that adults are! I almost always prefer a physical keyboard over a virtual one, my fingers just glide over the keys as I think, it's a very well learned process. I see older people pressing keys for individual characters one by one, whereas I see (anecdotally) younger kids talking to their phones a lot more these days
@firstuserhere Hmmmm. I suppose since we're talking about future 12 year olds, not present ones, the higher throughput demands of college/business aren't going to be relevant.