Fact · Typing and writing speed
The IUI 2020 authors found that suggestions boosted text entry speed, but with diminishing benefit for faster typists.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Suggestions also boosted text entry speed, but with diminishing benefit for faster typists.”
Predictive Text Encourages Predictable Writing, Kenneth C. Arnold et al., Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI '20), ACM, 2020, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.1145/3377325.3377523)- What it measures
- Speed was measured in the caption-writing task.
- What it does not show
- Caption writing; the number of participants is not given on the abstract page.