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I can't wait to live in that future, glasses that let you know if you bumped into anyone famous

by SurrealSoul 8y ago

darkkindness 8y ago
I get the excitement, but this sounds like a terrifying future for famous people.
- John_KZ 8y ago
  Also for anyone with anti-establishment or anti-Amazon opinions... Millions of feeds uploaded and analyzed by their servers, far away from all regulation. What could go wrong eh?
- Consultant32452 8y ago
  It sounds like a fun* game of, "Fool the facial recognition!" And it's not just famous people, it's also "undesirables." So you could recognize people on the sex offender lists or any number of other crimes. You could also have real life "gaydar." *: fun here is used somewhat sarcastically
- 794CD01 8y ago
  Cars sounded like a terrifying future for stagecoach drivers.
- mygo 8y ago
  also sounds like a terrifying future for child kidnappers or fugitives or anyone on some wanted list. whether they deserve to be on that wanted list or not I mean right now we have cameras everywhere but they’re not all HD so the govt can’t run facial recognition reliably plus they need access to all the cameras. But when people voluntarily put facial recognition devices on their own selves, en masse? Wow. Sounds like something Google or Amazon could benefit from practically giving away.
  - J-dawg 8y ago
    Am I right that sex offender registers are public in the US? And they sometimes include people convicted of very minor crimes? Yep, definitely a Black Mirror episode in the making.
    - mygo 8y ago
      you are correct
ScoutOrgo 8y ago
Just reminding me of someones name would be nice... I'm pretty bad at that.
- mygo 8y ago
  It’s only impressive to remember someone’s name now since we don’t have it being projected to us. Once that happens then it’s as impressive as remembering someone’s birthday now that we have facebook.
  - patmorgan23 8y ago
    Insert that one black mirror episode.
    - saghm 8y ago
      OT, but I feel like this is the HN equivalent of an "evergreen tweet"
    - skocznymroczny 8y ago
      obligatory xkcd #<insert number>
- acct1771 8y ago
  Surely removing your need to do that will help, instead of focusing on it as a personal improvement goal!
greedo 8y ago
Just watch Anon on Netflix...

I can't wait to live in that future, glasses that let you know if you bumped into anyone famous

darkkindness 8y ago

I get the excitement, but this sounds like a terrifying future for famous people.

John_KZ 8y ago
Also for anyone with anti-establishment or anti-Amazon opinions... Millions of feeds uploaded and analyzed by their servers, far away from all regulation. What could go wrong eh?
Consultant32452 8y ago
It sounds like a fun* game of, "Fool the facial recognition!" And it's not just famous people, it's also "undesirables." So you could recognize people on the sex offender lists or any number of other crimes. You could also have real life "gaydar." *: fun here is used somewhat sarcastically
794CD01 8y ago
Cars sounded like a terrifying future for stagecoach drivers.
mygo 8y ago
also sounds like a terrifying future for child kidnappers or fugitives or anyone on some wanted list. whether they deserve to be on that wanted list or not I mean right now we have cameras everywhere but they’re not all HD so the govt can’t run facial recognition reliably plus they need access to all the cameras. But when people voluntarily put facial recognition devices on their own selves, en masse? Wow. Sounds like something Google or Amazon could benefit from practically giving away.
- J-dawg 8y ago
  Am I right that sex offender registers are public in the US? And they sometimes include people convicted of very minor crimes? Yep, definitely a Black Mirror episode in the making.
  - mygo 8y ago
    you are correct

ScoutOrgo 8y ago

Just reminding me of someones name would be nice... I'm pretty bad at that.

mygo 8y ago
It’s only impressive to remember someone’s name now since we don’t have it being projected to us. Once that happens then it’s as impressive as remembering someone’s birthday now that we have facebook.
- patmorgan23 8y ago
  Insert that one black mirror episode.
  - saghm 8y ago
    OT, but I feel like this is the HN equivalent of an "evergreen tweet"
  - skocznymroczny 8y ago
    obligatory xkcd #<insert number>
acct1771 8y ago
Surely removing your need to do that will help, instead of focusing on it as a personal improvement goal!

greedo 8y ago

Just watch Anon on Netflix...