Along with AI advances in Windows 11 and Bing, Microsoft also this week announced it’s bringing new AI-powered features to its SwiftKey mobile keyboard

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    2 years ago

    I was actually thinking just this morning that if there’s ONE area where AI could really make a difference, it’s in predictive text on keyboards. How many times do I have to type “Roman Empire,” say, before the keyboard suggests “Empire” the next time I type “Roman”? The keyboard doesn’t even recommend my own last name when I type my first name.

    Except reading the article, this is anything BUT that. It’s some AI-generated art stuff so you can create custom stickers or some useless shit like that.

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      2 years ago

      Your example was probably not a real case, but I checked with my swiftkey and after “Roman” it suggested “reigns” “catholic” and “Empire”

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      2 years ago

      Samsung keyboard suggested empire after typing Roman and I don’t believe I have ever used “roman empire” in a sentence before excluding this comment

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    2 years ago

    At this rate I’m seeing Microsoft rebranding itself as mAIcrosoft. Goddammit they are obsessed.

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      2 years ago

      They’re only doing what everyone else is right now. B2B companies in particular are going nuts with it. I know several companies that pivoted their entire near-term strategy to focus on the value AI/ML can bring to their customers.

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    2 years ago

    Just installed SwiftKey, used to have the app when it wasn’t from microsoft. The translation function works well, thanks for the tip.