Ask HN: Why has typing on a phone not improved in ~20 years?
Typing on an iPhone today is just as error-prone as it was when the phone launched in 2007. Next token predictors have largely solved this for day-to-day use. Swipe + a more modern prediction model would mean we'd be able to type one-handed without looking at the screen at all, and have perfect accuracy. We have the tech today. For whatever reason, nobody is using it. Why? 5 comments on Hacker News.
Typing on an iPhone today is just as error-prone as it was when the phone launched in 2007. Next token predictors have largely solved this for day-to-day use. Swipe + a more modern prediction model would mean we'd be able to type one-handed without looking at the screen at all, and have perfect accuracy. We have the tech today. For whatever reason, nobody is using it. Why?
Typing on an iPhone today is just as error-prone as it was when the phone launched in 2007. Next token predictors have largely solved this for day-to-day use. Swipe + a more modern prediction model would mean we'd be able to type one-handed without looking at the screen at all, and have perfect accuracy. We have the tech today. For whatever reason, nobody is using it. Why? 5 comments on Hacker News.
Typing on an iPhone today is just as error-prone as it was when the phone launched in 2007. Next token predictors have largely solved this for day-to-day use. Swipe + a more modern prediction model would mean we'd be able to type one-handed without looking at the screen at all, and have perfect accuracy. We have the tech today. For whatever reason, nobody is using it. Why?
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