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I record myself on audio 24x7 and use an AI to process the information

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Post by Ylpertnodi »

Spooky23 wrote: post #291
twobitshifter wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I‘d be interested in knowing of any cases where someone who recorded their own activities used it as an alibi. Right now it's all theoretical. Dash cams are really strong evidence in traffic court, but this isn’t criminal so it has a lower bar. From the other end, body cam footage is powerful when worn by police, and cell phone evidence by bystanders are also strong evidence.

Time is really critical. Alot of police investigative work is about stitching camera footage together in a timeline. I served on a jury where a case was built around camera evidence immediately before and after an event. Of about a dozen relevant data sources, only one had verifiable, correct time. The defense was able to impeach that evidence, and the whole case collapsed. A dude got away with manslaughter.

"A dude got away with manslaughter." He got away with it only if he did it.

If the presented evidence failed to prove his guilt (brd), then he didn't so much 'get away with it', as sufficient proof was not presented to prove his guilt.

Sorry to put words in your mouth, but it sounds like you thought he did it? Which, isn't necessarily a bad thing, as there are balances in the system that prevent you from being the sole judge, jury and executioner regarding the situation.

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Post by WR-Iso »

jconley wrote: post #273

This is a cool project. One of my pet ideas that I haven't done is to build a home assistant where all data is stored and processed by a home "server". The biggest benefit I see is that it could truly be omnipresent. There in the background, answering questions, jumping into your conversations without prompt. And it's much less creepy if all that data isn't going to someone else's computer. Also piping in and process…

SAID this before physical VPN and open source cloud is exactly what Im trying to make a reality VM to the TVs not to mention we all need that Hillary Clinton privilege AS WELL as when you pull in at home you car uploads. updates, charges (manuel plug for now) and tie that in to the obd reader software that alone could invaluable also having two devices is the best solution one staying the car gives me a internet connection to my car for remote access does my maps or music the other does my Hud

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Post by tirwander »

r_hoods_ghost wrote: post #380

So the author is recording all their interactions with everyone they meet and then processing and analysing those intetactions. How is this not a massive invasion of privacy? I see he is concerned about his own, but he doesn't seem to be at all concerned with anyone elses. Personally if i discovered that someone I interacted with was doing this I would insist that they deleted any data concerning myself they had gath…

I was pondering this as I read, as well. I would be a bit disconcerted to find that a coworker was recording EVERYTHING they say all day and that meant I was on those recordings throughout the week. The lack of any acknowledgement of that piece in this writeup is a little confusing... I don't question their intent but I do question their lack of awareness of others (based on the writing).

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Post by matthewbarras »

nelsonenzo wrote: post #277
roberdam wrote: post #147

Since everyone is interested in the hardware: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803349510543.html https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803085687061.html the particular choice was for the battery and the other for the size, both are generic and come with the same software and bios, several vendors, if I could buy something better I would look for one that can have a lavalier microphone

I wanted to do this exact project - record audio all day and then have AI process it - to identify behavior outburst of my autistic toddler. It's critical information for early diagnosis and treatment, but it's really hard to capture the data while also dealing with the actual situation. Being able to send the sounds he makes to his therapist could also be usefull when then are trying to get him to mimic sounds and t…

I've thought about this a lot.

My 8 y.o is Autistic and when he was little, I was struggling to catch evidence to provide to Speech and Language Therapy. I wanted a way to always record and have an easy way to pull out the key points.

Now I would love to correlate background noise (level and context) with meltdowns. We know babies crying set him off, as that's obvious, but would love to analyse further to spot other trends.

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Post by warrenm »

sixstringtheory wrote: post #310
warrenm wrote: post #103

Sounds very similar to the guy talked about in Albert-László Barabási's book (either Bursts, or Linked ... don't recall which atm) - he was photoing/videoing his whole life, but never of himself - ie, the camera was always facing outward (like a policeman's bodycam)

The entire topic and many posts in this comment page also sound like things straight out of The Circle and The Every by Dave Eggers.

I had forgotten about The Circle :)

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Post by adamgordonbell »

ycombinete wrote: post #378
adamgordonbell wrote: post #263

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I'm not sure about jostling, but lots of noises would set it off. It's erring on the side of recording when there is sound, and it can't tell speak from not speach, though you can set a sensitivity level.

That makes sense, thank you. If it’s not too personal, may I ask how you use your recorder? Aesthetically I have long wanted to have my own discrete voice recorder, and that ain’t if yours looks amazing, but I’m not sure I need one for anything.

I was in a course for getting better at speaking and part of it involved spending 10 minutes each morning speaking your thoughts outloud and recording them.

I could have done this with my phone, but I like the single use device nature of the recorder and its nice that's its super small.

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Post by hoosieree »

bane wrote: post #369

This is really interesting and many of the comments here go into the utility of this, however, verify that you aren't recording somebody else without their consent, in many places it is illegal to record to conversations without the other party's consent. I only ran across this problem years ago when, due to a serious potential workplace issue I suggested somebody basically "wear a wire" and record their workday to c…

Does this mean it's illegal to have an Alexa in your cubicle?
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