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Siri, Take This Down: Will Voice Control Shape Our Writing?

“Writing technologies do not by themselves appear to compel us to write or think in one way or another…at the same time, these technologies do have some influence on our writing and thinking,” wrote Robert Rosenberger, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy, in a commentary for The Atlantic. “In the case of voice-to-text technologies, however, all writing becomes a kind of rehearsal for verbal interaction.” Source: The Atlantic - August 1, 2012

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