voice interface

also referred to as: voice interfaces

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by John Markoff · across every show →

Everything said about voice interface, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Markoff: Voice conversation will become the primary interface for everyday smart devices
“And I believe that we increasingly will talk to them because that's the most obvious interface.”
John Markoff Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:12 a16z Podcast | Talking Humans and Machines with NYT’s John Markoff
Dec 12, 2019 negative
Opinion
Andreessen: Voice interfaces will not directly replace keyboards, mice, or touchscreens
“Yeah, so I think the thing that, if we're going to get something wrong about voice, I think it's going to be that it would be a one-to-one replacement for existing user interaction models, so that it would be like a replacement for keyboard or that it'd be a r…”
Marc Andreessen Dec 12, 2019 ▶ 10:22 Why You Should Be Optimistic About the Future
Nov 5, 2025 negative
Opinion
Kuyda: AI builders wrongly view voice as the main interface
“There's a huge mind trap that exists among builders in the space where they somehow think that voice is the main interface.”
Eugenia Kuyda Nov 5, 2025 ▶ 0:12 Seeing The Future from AI Companions to Personal Software
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