I don't want my computer to talk like a person: a case against conversational UI
pixlpa · x · 2026-09-05
The author pushes back on the trend of making computers converse like humans: he enjoys talking to people, but at the computer he wants to jack in and directly manipulate a rich synthetic visual interface, not chat. A pointed take in the ongoing debate over conversational UI versus direct manipulation in AI products.
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