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I can think of something massively useful for technology like this when it gets a little (lot) better, and considering using many cameras such as from robots -
by gpsx 7y ago
I can think of something massively useful for technology like this when it gets a little (lot) better, and considering using many cameras such as from robots - a real time map of the world. You would know where everybody is and where they have been. I admit I don't know what best to do with this. A government certainly would want it. At a minimum it would be much more valuable for advertising than your internet history.
- bigiain 7y agoSo you've hit on a few "definitely makes thew world a worse place" ideas... Also, I don't think any of your explanations require - and they'd possibly be made _worse_ by doing the 3d reconstruction/calculations. There's no benefit for surveillance (that I can see) from reconstructing the 3D geometry. Your (arguably evil) applications just require high enough resolution (in 2D) to run accurate-as-available face recognition.
- gpsx 7y agoI agree this is scary. I should also say this is about more than just spying on people, and some of the uses, probably the less impactful ones, are not evil. There is a lot you could do with a real time model of the world. Like I said, I haven't thought of the best uses for it.
- bigiain 7y agoThat's where I ended up - this is a fascinating solution looking for a problem. I love the idea. I'm not convinced there's "massive useful use cases" for it.