The future of the human-computer interface?
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The future of the human-computer interface?
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Re: The future of the human-computer interface?
#2There's a lot bandied about "Thought control" or brain controlled devices to replace existing HCIs, but many fail to realize that our input devices aren't just used for input but are tools which help us amplify our thought process.
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#3When a device can do all that, it won't need you.
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#4If mere thought is input to the computer, then why should its output be presented to you as a physical stimulus? Like, why would there be a hologram telling you how to cook a recipe when it could just present itself as a hallucination? Better yet, save the time and make it seem like a memory of something you already know how to do. Or why not have the program operate your physical body directly? Or why not give you nourishment and produce the food experience completely virtually, a la The Matrix?
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#5Anybody willing to take a bet that my keyboard is not going anywhere in my lifetime?
The first time I was told that voice recognition is here and my keyboard is going away was about 20 years ago. Here I am today, still strangling to have Alexa understand simple commands.
Thought controlled input? Forget about it in this lifetime.
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#6If mere thought is input to the computer, then why should its output be presented to you as a physical stimulus? Like, why would there be a hologram telling you how to cook a recipe when it could just present itself as a hallucination? Better yet, save the time and make it seem like a memory of something you already know how to do. Or why not have the program operate your physical body directly? Or why not give you n…
I'm just waiting for Transmetropolitan's TV bombs. Spending the nights dreaming with advertisements.
Re: The future of the human-computer interface?
#7Great, I can't wait for the voice controlled reimplementation of IRC, the augmented reality reimplementation of IRC, the holographic reimplementation of IRC, the node.js JavaScript deep learning in-browser reimplementation of holographic IRC via websockets, etc.
You've been able to voice control a device and speak reminders for literally years.
Plugging your smartphone into a TV to use it as a display has been a thing for at least five years since the Galaxy Note 2, probably long before that.
Devices 'sending information to nearby stores' has been a thing for years with Bluetooth and WiFi sensing beacons tracking individuals.
The steak/salad/spyware problem exemplified at least 4 years ago here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn7N2UiOYCk
"Every time I interact with a new piece of technology, I don't want to have to tell it who I am and type in all my password information. My phone will tell these devices who I am and that I'm trustworthy."
Every time I interact with a new piece of technology, I don't want to have to tell it who I am, so I lie and write some bullshit in the form. My phone will not tell these devices who I am and that I'm trustworthy, whatever that means, but it probably won't have any way to lie on my behalf because it's not really "my" user agent at all, but my proxy in a for-profit exploitative system I increasingly dislike.
Would devices, which connect to our advanced smartphones, share our information with the company that made them as well as advertisers?
Because it's not even worth questioning whether they could, should or would share the information with advertisers, that's just implicitly assumed and accepted as fine. It's the scary "manufacturer" we should be concerned about.
If a senior citizen is having memory problems, for example, instead of immediately being placed in assisted living or a nursing facility, they could use a smart headset or ear piece that act as cognitive assistants, reminding them to take their medications or to turn off the stove. [..] "At the end of the day, one of the most profoundly helpful use cases will be in elder care," says Satyanarayanan.
For some definition of 'care' which involves +1 rugged American independence (tm) and absolutely no human interaction if at all possible.
Your friend might say, 'Wait! You have to wait till the oil is sizzling' It will guide you in real time.
It will criticize in real time. (Hi mom).
"We'll get to a point where I don't have a smartphone or a laptop. The computers will just be all around us."
And each one requiring an account, a login, a micropayment, a license agreement, an AUP, and tracking every interaction with it. Sweet.
No, just no to all this future.
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#8This reminds me of this 'Big Head' scene from Silicon Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jroQCyWwEgE
Re: The future of the human-computer interface?
#9Anybody willing to take a bet that my keyboard is not going anywhere in my lifetime? The first time I was told that voice recognition is here and my keyboard is going away was about 20 years ago. Here I am today, still strangling to have Alexa understand simple commands. Thought controlled input? Forget about it in this lifetime.
No because you seem biased to keep it and can control the outcome of the bet. Anybody willing to take a bet that my keyboard is going to evolve radically or disappear altogether in my lifetime?
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#10I'm calling bull.
I would not trust some device to read my thoughts to write them to a Word document. Random thoughts are too uncontrollable.
I would not trust my phone to connect automatically to any device, I see that's a huge risk.
I would not trust my computer when I talk to it. Anyone can hear the conversation and it's disturbing in public spaces to other people.
We saw this happen with Google Glass. People need interfaces they can trust, that are not intrusive.