You've probably heard by now that google is releasing a new version of their mobile search application that integrates voice recognition. Its all over the internet, but if anything I would say this development is being under-estimated by most. I mean, yes, it will be nice to be able to do voice searching on mobile apps where typing in keywords can be a pain. That is a cool new feature and brings forward mobile computing by leaps and bounds.
However, to me the really big deal here is that this represents a major step forward in the field of voice recognition, and ultimately the field of AI in general. We're now in the era of working, reliable, voice recognition systems that don't require any training. If google is releasing this, then its fair to assume that we'll soon be able to talk to amazon, yahoo, microsoft, and other major web players as well. And all of these competing voice recognition engines will improve over time as the vast data centers collect more and more voice data to improve their statistical models.
And so, very shortly, we'll be able to "speak" to any device with an internet connection or to any web service, and they will understand the words and their underlying meaning. We're right on the cusp of a major change in the way we interact with technology and the Internet.
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