How Do Computers Know What You're Thinking?

Computers guess what you're thinking by looking at what you do. Like when you type a few letters into the search bar and it shows you words you might want to finish, that’s your computer using patterns it has learned from other people typing. It's like having a friend who knows what you want before you say it.

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Examples

  1. You type 's' into a search bar, it suggests 'sun', because other people often type that word after 's'.
  2. Your smart assistant says, 'Did you want to call Mom?' before you even finish saying her name.
  3. The phone app shows you the next word you're going to type in your message.

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