| A. But they have lived in silence for too long. B. Real-world voice control is used for more everyday tasks. C. Voice control systems can be used to "listen" to spoken words and then turn them into texts that deaf people can read. D. But what if we just talk to them normally and tell them what to do? E. It was mainly used to play chess and repair the astronauts' spaceship. F. Voice control allows you to pay attention to whatever you're doing at the moment. |
Computers and smartphones are perfect servants. They always do what they are "told". We usually "tell" them to do things with a mouse or a keyboard.
This technology, known as voice control, has been shown in films and TV shows since the 1960s. The Star Trek TV series, which first showed up on the screen at that time, had spaceships that could reply to human voice commands. A Space Odyssey showed a computer that human astronauts could talk to.
You might know well about Siri and Alexa, two examples of voice control systems developed by Apple and Amazon. They can be asked to do many things, from setting alarms and playing music to placing online shopping orders and controlling household appliances.
One of the nice things about voice control is that it can be used when you're on the go. When you're driving a car or walking down the sidewalk, it can be inconvenient or even dangerous to pick up your smartphone and type on the keyboard.
People with hearing disabilities will also welcome the technology. Some can even hear words spoken in one language and then translate them into another language.
