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It's already happening with AR; there was a demo on Twitter showing how using Apple's new AR SDK you can just plaster over things you don't want to see. This fo
by JofArnold 4y ago
It's already happening with AR; there was a demo on Twitter showing how using Apple's new AR SDK you can just plaster over things you don't want to see. This for me puts AR right up there with AI as a huge risk to society, for precisely the reasons you point out. "Pay $9.99 a month not to see homeless people" "Pay $2.99 a month to see enhanced street signs so only you can find your way quickly" etc
- edgyquant 4y agoWhat exactly is this problem with this?
- bee_rider 4y agoI mean, maybe some people are homeless by choice, but some are due to misfortune and poverty. Using technology to turn a blind eye to poverty in our communities seems bad. Also you may trip over a homeless person.
- 6510 4y agoIt would defeat the entire point of having them: As an example why to obey. It is not like you cant scale a tax with housing requirements. Could give them jobs too. It would take a bit of getting used to but if the only thing a person wants is drugs their potential productivity could be 10x that of ours combined.
- bee_rider 4y agoYou don't have to have a point, to have a point.
- edgyquant 4y agoAppeals to emotion are dumb. Try again
- bee_rider 4y agoYou may trip over a homeless person if you can't see them. Also papering over social problems means those social problems will bite you in the ass eventually. Never underestimate the power of a bunch of desperate people.
- kbenson 4y agoWe have enough of people acting like their own experiences are indicative of the norm or are evidence of something happening or not happening, and using that to spread that message, that making this even easier seems like it would be a real problem. Are news bubbles a problem? Imagine if people actually block out reality on an even more direct level and what that means to their perception of the world. What if people can opt into trusty AR programs to "show" them the stuff in the world they're missing (the conservative conspiracy or liberal agenda), and those also selectively omit some other things?
- edgyquant 4y agoNews bubbles in no way suggest we shouldn’t have the internet. People living in their own AR worlds isn’t an excuse to enact an intellectual dystopia
- kbenson 4y agoI'm not sure who you're arguing against. Where did I say we shouldn't allow AR or this technology? I stated why it might be a problem (which is what you asked for), and why we should possibly pay attention to the negative consequences that might follow.
- colejohnson66 4y agoBut you’re not forced to use AR. No one is going around slapping VR headsets on people to “hide the homeless”.
- jsharf 4y agoYou're not forced to use your cellphone. But society might hypothetically get to a point where it's extremely inconvenient not to.
- siculars 4y agoHypothetically? We’re already there.
- guerrilla 4y agoIt'd be impossible to live in Sweden without a mobile.
- ClassyJacket 4y agoYou are absolutely forced to use a smartphone. To have just about any kind of job, you require one.
- andai 4y agoWould a dumb mobile phone suffice? Or do they need you answering email while you commute?
- riversflow 4y agoJust like you’re not forced to use a smartphone, or a car?
- selfhoster11 4y agoYou're naive if you think this way. You're not forced to use AR, yet. That's different to never will be forced to. Smartphones are already all but mandatory for certain locations/demographies. Not owning one carries an immense penalty when it comes to access to government services, banking, and general daily functioning.
- sbierwagen 4y ago>Pay $9.99 a month not to see homeless people Better hope that's context-sensitive. Street meth addicts commit enough random assaults and smash enough car windows now, just imagine what they would do if they were literally invisible.
- matheusmoreira 4y agoSuch technology could also represent a huge improvement in quality of life. Imagine augmented reality glasses with built-in ad blockers. It all depends on who's in control of the device. It'll be great if we're in control and the technology is used to empower us. It'll suck if the corporations and governments are in control and the technology is used to manipulate public perception and extract revenue.