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A silly study? But think of the use cases! The Wristband monitors everyone's heat rate and knows the correct response to each media input. "It seems you have st
by dougmwne 5y ago
A silly study? But think of the use cases! The Wristband monitors everyone's heat rate and knows the correct response to each media input. "It seems you have stopped paying attention to your targeted advertising. Shall I replay your ads now?"
- teddyh 5y agoPlease drink a verification can.
- raesene9 5y agoI honestly will not be surprised when this comment gets turned into a start-up that gets funded... either this or the other obvious dystopian application, monitoring employees attention in meetings.
- dougmwne 5y agoI would be so screwed. They might as well start applying the electric shocks.
- withinboredom 5y agoSo would I. My heart rate rarely goes above 60 when sitting.
- imutemyteam 5y agoYou Kinky.
- wongarsu 5y agoWe are getting to the point where we can infer pulse rate from sufficiently good video [1]. Same for breathing. Eye tracking is well studied. So just combine all that into a single device, an AttentionScanner™ for your meeting room. This device could mark infractions to help in the yearly performance review, or help employees stay alert directly by delivering small electroshocks via their smart bracelet [2]. Contact our sales department now (/s) 1: https://spectrum.ieee.org/smartphone-camera-senses-patients-pulse-breathing-rate https://spectrum.ieee.org/smartphone-camera-senses-patients-... 2: https://pavlok.com/ https://pavlok.com/
- mjoin 5y agoThat's black mirror shit up there
- 2Gkashmiri 5y agoListen to joona linna series by Lars Kepler and see your wristband explode. Same for keeper of lost causes department Q.
- cheschire 5y agoOr lie detectors. Especially when employed to monitor entire rooms at once. “Your response during the two-minutes hate did not show wide enough variation in response to scenes of our enemy Oceania and images of Big Brother. Please report for conditioning.” Sure, it may not be at the government level except at certain agencies, however imagine when this sort of mentality is used to measure corporate culture. Your subconscious responses during your annual reviews and corporate pep rallies may take on a whole new dynamic.
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- dang 5y agoHow about biofeedback for developing (and training) connection between people? I'd give that a try for sure.