The keyboard could soon become obsolete, at least that’s the future outlined by a new study from the London School of Economics and Jabra. According to the report, by 2028, voice-based AI will become the dominant interface for workplace communication.
For Generation Alpha, those born after 2010, the keyboard might never even be part of the daily workflow. Instead, they’ll speak to their devices first, edit later.
Paul Sephton, global head of brand communications at Jabra, told Fortune that in the AI-powered workplace of the near future, the first draft of work will be spoken, not typed. Typing will serve only as an editing step, not a creative one.
It’s a shift the report says mirrors how humans naturally think: fast, iterative, conversational. It also opens the door for more spontaneous creativity. Voice input offers a clear productivity edge for working parents and multitaskers, enabling hands-free interactions on the go.
But not everyone is buying into the hype. Experts warn that this voice-first future might introduce new problems. Management professor Fabrice Cavarretta from ESSEC Business School said that while speaking may become the dominant input method, it won’t replace written communication. Voice messages lack skim-ability, keyword search, and clarity. They are harder to archive and slower to process.
Bertrand Audrin from EHL Hospitality Business School added that unless voice notes are transcribed, accountability suffers. Voice lacks permanence and can become a burden in workplaces that rely on traceable decisions and clean communication logs. Editing raw speech into coherent text isn’t seamless either. It demands cleanup, especially for non-native speakers or informal tone corrections.
So while the desk-bound keyboard might be on the decline, it won’t vanish without a fight. The future may be spoken, but it will still be written, transcribed by AI from what we say.
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