If you use the privacy respecting Gboard alternative called FUTO keyboard, you’ve probably noticed that the built in swipe typing is HOT GARBAGE. (Typing this currently with two thumbs for this exact reason.)

Most keyboards improve their swipe algorithms by simply spying on you and logging your typing data. FUTO isn’t about that, so they have built a simple webpage based typing game that you can use to improve their system in an ethical and voluntary manner! Just swipe the website’s keyboard to type a provided sentence.

I love this, they can crowdsource the improvement without invading privacy!

Share with any relevant communities you’re a part of. The more data, the better this gets.

  • arthurpizza@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Are they going to share this data with the open source community or is this just for their proprietary keyboard?

  • Chais@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    My only gripe with this page is that it’s in the browser and it keeps recognising a back gesture (swipe from the edge of the screen) whenever a word starts with q or p.

  • LiveLM@lemmy.zip
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    11 months ago

    What a cool idea!
    As an avid swipe user, I’ll try to send as many samples as I can!

    • trevor (he/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      11 months ago

      Is it? The FTL is restrictive about who is allowed to redistribute and modify anything covered by it. Is this data covered under a different license?