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I find this interesting: > We did prototype a machine learning-based Concert Mode that detects when you are taking shots at a show and disables the camera auto
by andrewmunsell 5y ago
I find this interesting:
> We did prototype a machine learning-based Concert Mode that detects when you are taking shots at a show and disables the camera automatically, but we decided that was perhaps a bit too much.
As much as I hate that person at a concert holding their iPad up to take photos, I respect the decision to let their users make the choice for themselves and to not become a gatekeeper (and, almost certainly, block use of the app in legitimate situations due to false positives).
- notyourwork 5y agoFalse positives would be a really poor user experience. In fact, I'd likely uninstall and never look back if I encountered that type of issue.
- jkingsman 5y agoI interpreted this as a cheeky joke, not as an actually considered feature :)
- andrewmunsell 5y agoThat's totally possible as well and it may have just gone over my head :)
- crazygringo 5y agoI just don't understand the hate around concert photos/videos. I always have a bunch of friends who wanted to see the show but couldn't make it. Being able to send them a few photos and a couple 30s clips lets us all enjoy it a bit and have a good message back and forth. If it's a 2h show, I'm still completely "present" for 99% of it. It's not detracting from my enjoyment. And I actually think it's pretty cool when there are moments when everyone is sticking up their phone to record -- it's this shared experience where everyone is expressing yes, this is the moment. You see it's not just important to you but to others. And all the glowing screens is aesthetically similar to the way people used to hold up their lit lighters when people smoked. If I'm on stage and everyone's pulling out their phones to record at a certain moment, that's when I know I'm making magic and we're all sharing it. People are appreciating it so much it's worth saving.
- deejorama 5y agoQuick snap? No problem. Holding up an iPad for a whole song? Go fuck yourself, respectfully.
- egeozcan 5y agoThat'd be better solved by human interaction, not machine learning.
- crazygringo 5y agoI've been to more shows than I can count in Brooklyn and never in my life have I seen someone with a tablet/iPad. I'm sure someone has done it somewhere... but it's not a problem that exists at any meaningful scale, as far as I'm aware. I was referring to the people who criticize the recording people do from their phones.
- tomduncalf 5y agoI saw someone hold up an iPad for an entire Bjork show on the row in front of me, live-streaming the gig to their friends on Facebook. Didn’t totally block my view but was definitely annoying and I thought especially rude as there were notes saying Bjork had specifically requested no cameras be used (it was a gig with just an orchestra so she wanted people to focus on the music). My friend had a word with them at the interval and they did move it out of our line of sight at least, lol
- kstrauser 5y agoDo you want someone to throw a beer at your iPad? Because this is how you get someone to throw a beer at your iPad.
- kergonath 5y agoOr not so respectfully. I don't pay €50 to see someone's iPad for 2 hours.
- jrockway 5y ago
- jrockway 5y agoDigital Restrictions Management. Still a thing in 2021, sadly.
- tomc1985 5y agoGood, the last thing the world needs is more tech controlling our behavior