Date uploaded: 2023-04-01 14:05:23
Autocorrect? Sometimes, it feels more like auto incorrect.
Yes, we’re talking about those annoying typos and unexpected word switcheroos that can muck up a message and embarrass you in front of friends or colleagues.
We’re so frustrated that we routinely ask Google: Why is autocorrect so bad now?
It isn’t really, says Brad Myers, a professor of interface design at Carnegie Mellon University.
In fact, autocorrect has become “significantly more accurate” over time as algorithms improve and adapt to the idiosyncratic and informal ways we communicate, according to Myers.
Click the link in bio to learn more about why autocorrect is so frustrating, and tips on how to make it better.
