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Using large language models to accelerate communication for eye gaze typing users with ALS
Part of Nature Communications
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Open source (opens in a new tab)Link checked August 2026
About this source
A study of speeding up eye-gaze typing for people with ALS, which sets out how far gaze typing rates sit below ordinary speaking rates.
Where this source is used
Used in 1 place across 1 domain.
Questions
Communication
Speech Tech
- How does communication technology fit with daily life?
Adds context
“Communicating through a device can be slower than speaking.”
Gives the size of the gap for one common way of using a device, typing by eye gaze: usually below ten words a minute, against ordinary speaking rates of up to about 190 words a minute. It does not measure touch, switch or head control, so it shows how large the gap can be rather than what it is for devices in general.
However, gaze typing is slow (usually below 10 words per minute (WPM)), creating a gap of more than an order of magnitude below typical speaking rates (up to 190 WPM in English).
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