Rambler in the Wild: A Diary Study of LLM-Assisted Writing With Speech

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Hauptverfasser: Yang, Xuyu, Li, Wengxi, Lee, Matthew G., Li, Zhuoyang, Zamfirescu-Pereira, J. D., Liu, Can
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author Yang, Xuyu
Li, Wengxi
Lee, Matthew G.
Li, Zhuoyang
Zamfirescu-Pereira, J. D.
Liu, Can
author_facet Yang, Xuyu
Li, Wengxi
Lee, Matthew G.
Li, Zhuoyang
Zamfirescu-Pereira, J. D.
Liu, Can
contents Speech-to-text technologies have been shown to improve text input efficiency and potentially lower the barriers to writing. Recent LLM-assisted dictation tools aim to support writing with speech by bridging the gaps between speaking and traditional writing. This case study reports on the real-world writing experiences of twelve academic or creative writers using one such tool, Rambler, to write various pieces such as blog posts, diaries, screenplays, notes, or fictional stories, etc. Through a ten-day diary study, we identified the participants' in-context writing strategies using Rambler, such as how they expanded from an outline or organized their loose thoughts for different writing goals. The interviews uncovered the psychological and productivity affordances of writing with speech, pointing to future directions of designing for this writing modality and the utilization of AI support.
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spellingShingle Rambler in the Wild: A Diary Study of LLM-Assisted Writing With Speech
Yang, Xuyu
Li, Wengxi
Lee, Matthew G.
Li, Zhuoyang
Zamfirescu-Pereira, J. D.
Liu, Can
Human-Computer Interaction
Speech-to-text technologies have been shown to improve text input efficiency and potentially lower the barriers to writing. Recent LLM-assisted dictation tools aim to support writing with speech by bridging the gaps between speaking and traditional writing. This case study reports on the real-world writing experiences of twelve academic or creative writers using one such tool, Rambler, to write various pieces such as blog posts, diaries, screenplays, notes, or fictional stories, etc. Through a ten-day diary study, we identified the participants' in-context writing strategies using Rambler, such as how they expanded from an outline or organized their loose thoughts for different writing goals. The interviews uncovered the psychological and productivity affordances of writing with speech, pointing to future directions of designing for this writing modality and the utilization of AI support.
title Rambler in the Wild: A Diary Study of LLM-Assisted Writing With Speech
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.05612