LSE study predicts Gen Alpha will rely on voice AI for work by 2028, shifting from typing to speaking, though experts warn of drawbacks.
The keyboard could soon become obsolete, at least that’s the future outlined by a new study from the London School of Economics and Jabra. According to the report, by 2028, voice-based AI will become the dominant interface for workplace communication.
For Generation Alpha, those born after 2010, the keyboard might never even be part of the daily workflow. Instead, they’ll speak to their devices first, edit later.
Paul Sephton, global head of brand communications at Jabra, told Fortune that in the AI-powered workplace of the near future, the first draft of work will be spoken, not typed. Typing will serve only as an editing step, not a creative one.
It’s a shift the report says mirrors how humans naturally think: fast, iterative, conversational.
