Technology
The next interface may be no interface at all
Designers and engineers are testing a more natural relationship between people and intelligent tools.
Person holding white Android smartphone in white shirt.
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The screen has defined digital life for thirty years. Now, teams across the industry are experimenting with tools that respond to speech, context and intent, and ask fewer questions of the people using them.
Why it matters
The systems we rely on are only as useful as they are trustworthy. Choices made now will shape how people experience technology for years.
On the ground
Our reporting draws on interviews with residents, officials and independent experts, alongside public documents reviewed by the Newslora technology desk. Where figures are quoted, they come from published sources that readers can check.
What happens next
Regulators in several countries are drafting guidance on transparency for these systems. Designers we spoke to want clear signals that show when a tool is acting on a person’s behalf.
“The best interface is the one you only notice when something goes wrong.”
About the writer
Noah Bennett
Noah covers emerging technology, digital rights and the relationship between people and the systems they use.
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