Voice becomes the new interface in the AI era, replacing typing.

Voice becomes the new interface in the AI era, replacing typing. | voice becomes the new interface in the AI era, right? I mean, I can't tell you the amount of time that I'm just speaking to AI versus this cumbersome typing at it.

voice becomes the new interface in the AI era, right? I mean, I can't tell you the amount of time that I'm just speaking to AI versus this cumbersome typing at it.

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