Our computer interactions could be so much richer if we allowed computers to observe and listen to us and our surroundings continuously. They would learn faster

Our computer interactions could be so much richer if we allowed computers to observe and listen to us and our surroundings continuously. They would learn faster, and have the full context of everything we say or ask for or point at or do. But we don’t allow that, because we are (rightly) worried that doing so would give all our private and sensitive personal information to greedy companies and invasive governments. The future of computer interaction depends not on better hardware or algorithms, it depends on trust. And discretion. Solve those problems and you will unlock huge potential.