The document summarizes a panel discussion on the future of human-computer interaction. The panelists were Janice Taylor of Just Be Friends, Vikrant Tomar of Fluent.ai, Andy Mauro of Automat, and Bob Levy of Virtual Cove. They discussed topics like the growth of virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies; potential applications in areas like medicine, education and design; and trends in speech recognition and voice interfaces. Mauro noted messaging has become very popular on mobile devices and discussed how conversational interfaces between humans and bots could be seamless. The panel then took questions from the audience.

1. Panel: The Future of
Human-Computer Interaction
Janice Taylor,
Founder & CEO
Just Be Friends
(Fun Safe Chat
for Children)
Andy Mauro,
Co-founder & CEO
Automat
(AI + Mobile + Bots)
Vikrant Tomar,
Co-founder
Fluent.ai
(Self-learning
Speech Recognition)
Bob Levy,
Founder & CEO
Virtual Cove
(Holographic Data
Visualization)
(Moderator)

2. Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality
Bob Levy

3. Magic Leap
Raised ~$1.4b
~$4.5b post-money valuation

4. Trends
Mixed Reality e.g. HoloLens, Magic Leap
Ubiquity e.g. economy of Cardboard & GearVR
Breakthrough Applications  Opportunity!!!

5. More than just Entertainment
Medical: Training, Imaging, Rehabilitation
Collaboration: Telepresence, Control, Exploration
Education: Simulation, Immersion
Shopping: Try before you buy
Design: CAD/CAM, Architecture, 3D Modelling
Data Visualization: Distill Complexity

6. Panel: The Future of
Human-Computer Interaction
Janice Taylor,
Founder & CEO
Just Be Friends
(Fun Safe Chat
for Children)
Andy Mauro,
Co-founder & CEO
Automat
(AI + Mobile + Bots)
Vikrant Tomar,
Co-founder
Fluent.ai
(Self-learning
Speech Recognition)
Bob Levy,
Founder & CEO
Virtual Cove
(Holographic Data
Visualization)
(Moderator)

7. ● Families are disconnected
● Screen time has increased
● Activity and education
is in jeopardy
Kids Parents
The Landscape in Family Communication

8. Can Innovations in HCI increase the connections between
families/children and keep kids safe: ie. Telephone in the Kitchen?

9. Panel: The Future of
Human-Computer Interaction
Janice Taylor,
Founder & CEO
Just Be Friends
(Fun Safe Chat
for Children)
Andy Mauro,
Co-founder & CEO
Automat
(AI + Mobile + Bots)
Vikrant Tomar,
Co-founder
Fluent.ai
(Self-learning
Speech Recognition)
Bob Levy,
Founder & CEO
Virtual Cove
(Holographic Data
Visualization)
(Moderator)

10. Vikrant Tomar
KPCB Internet Trends Report 2016
Next leap
???
Evolution of HCI

11. Voice is the next touch
Go on patrol

12. • Deep neural networks have led to a paradigm
shift
• Accurate and responsive
• Accessible
• Platform APIs and other low-cost solutions
• It can do useful things now!
Not just a gimmick anymore

13. • Amazon Echo: Fastest selling speaker in 2015
• #1 feature in a top selling robot toy  Sphero BB8
• Voice control will force an overhaul of the whole internet –
Wired 2016
• Voice will be the smart home's killer user interface – Re/Code
2016
The market is responding

14. • Low cost
• Fast and easy
• Convenient and natural
• Interactive and context-driven*
• Personalizable*
Voice user interface appeal
* KPCB Internet Trends Report 2016

15. • Going from 95% to 99% recognition accuracy will have a
transforming impact on the usage of voice user interfaces
• Next generation will assume voice user interfaces
• Key challenges*:
• Offline, on-device learning and personalization
• Heavy noise and other adverse background conditions
The future
*
Message: Don’t be hesitant

16. Panel: The Future of
Human-Computer Interaction
Janice Taylor,
Founder & CEO
Just Be Friends
(Fun Safe Chat
for Children)
Andy Mauro,
Co-founder & CEO
Automat
(AI + Mobile + Bots)
Vikrant Tomar,
Co-founder
Fluent.ai
(Self-learning
Speech Recognition)
Bob Levy,
Founder & CEO
Virtual Cove
(Holographic Data
Visualization)
(Moderator)

17. Messaging is eating mobile
Andy Mauro

18. 2B requests/week
< 1% overall usage
People are not speaking to their mobile devices!
Android: 1 in 5
searches made by
voice *in mobile app

19. They are Messaging. A LOT.

21. UI + Conversation

22. Seamless handoff between human expert & bot

23. Hey let’s order some food from @foodora
Ok, also @amanda and @greg want in
Viral & Communal

24. Customers will tell you what they want if they don’t see it
(then you can learn from it)

25. Discussion + Q&A
Janice Taylor,
Founder & CEO
Just Be Friends
(Fun Safe Chat
for Children)
Andy Mauro,
Co-founder & CEO
Automat
(AI + Mobile + Bots)
Vikrant Tomar,
Co-founder
Fluent.ai
(Self-learning
Speech Recognition)
Bob Levy,
Founder & CEO
Virtual Cove
(Holographic Data
Visualization)
(Moderator)

26. Panel: The Future of
Human-Computer Interaction
Janice Taylor, Founder & CEO
Just Be Friends (Fun Safe Chat for Children)
Vikrant Tomar, Co-founder
Fluent.ai (Self-learning Speech Recognition)
Andy Mauro, Co-founder & CEO
Automat (AI + Mobile + Bots)
Bob Levy, Founder & CEO
Virtual Cove (Holographic Data Visualization)