Day 12: Talking to AI by voice — LearnAI

Today's idea

If typing is hard or slow for you, can you ask AI questions by speaking? (tap to see)

Yes, you can. Almost every AI app has a microphone icon. Tap it and speak, and AI listens and understands. No typing needed.

Speaking and typing both reach the AI by an equally good path

Typing on a phone takes many people a long time. You have to think about spelling, and your fingers get tired. Some people find small letters hard to read, or the keyboard keys hard to see. It's often easier to phone someone and talk than to type out a message, and you can talk to AI directly in the same way.

Tap the microphone icon in the AI app and it starts listening. Speak in your normal voice, in your normal language, and AI understands and answers. If you type slowly, aren't sure about spelling, or find small text hard to read, this isn't a lesser or second-best way. It's an equal, easy door into using AI.

It's useful in all sorts of ways. Walking down the street and a question pops up? Ask it right then. Hands busy in the kitchen? Ask for a recipe out loud. Can't see well at night? Get things done by talking, with no typing. Many apps can also read the answer out loud, so you can run the whole conversation just by speaking and listening.

Try it yourself Time: 3 minutes

1.Open the Gemini or ChatGPT app.
2.Tap the microphone icon (it's usually right next to the typing box).
3.Ask a question out loud in your normal voice, for example:

If it rains today, what precautions should I take? Please explain simply.
4.Listen to or read the answer. Next time, try speaking instead of typing.

Do it together Time: 5 minutes

With anyone — a child, a parent, a friend or a colleague.

Ask the person you're doing this with whether typing or speaking feels easier to them. Ask AI the same question twice together, once by typing and once by speaking, and then talk about which one felt easier.

We did this together

Today's key point

If you don't want to type, or typing is hard, you can get all of AI's help just by talking. It's not a shortcut or a lesser way, it's simply another easy door.

Check yourself

Two quick questions from today's lesson.

1. What do you do to ask AI a question by voice?

Correct answer: Tap the microphone icon in the app and speak — Tap the microphone icon in the app and speak in your normal voice, and AI listens and understands.

2. Who finds talking to AI by voice especially helpful?

Correct answer: People who type slowly or find small text hard to read — If typing is hard or your eyesight isn't good, using your voice is much more comfortable.