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I'm hanging out for my AR dream: I walk into a room and the gizmo projects the name, organisation and role of every one of my LinkedIn contacts over their head
by marcus_holmes 3y ago
I'm hanging out for my AR dream: I walk into a room and the gizmo projects the name, organisation and role of every one of my LinkedIn contacts over their head (visible to me only) for any of them in the room. I would put up with considerable physical discomfort for that.
But for a "weirdly lifelike zoom meeting"... no
- roncesvalles 3y agoImagine walking into a bar and seeing everyone's dating app profile hovering above their heads. I know 100% that this will happen some day, and I hate it.
- JohnFen 3y ago...and those without a dating profile will have an advantage because they'll be more mysterious.
- roncesvalles 3y agoor they'll just be denied entry.
- JohnFen 3y agoWell, I've noticed an increasing number of people (particularly the younger ones) who have bailed out of dating apps entirely because of the problems that come with them. There will certainly be at least some places who want those people to buy drinks at their establishment.
- kwertyoowiyop 3y agoAlso a summary of our last few conversations and emails & texts, if it’s someone I know. Heck, just give me a conversation script to follow.
- valianteffort 3y agoYou want a dialogue tree IRL? That feels dystopian.
- kwertyoowiyop 3y agoSure, to spend a few minutes playing life on Easy Difficulty, why not. I could tune an LLM with How To Win Friends and Influence People.
- disillusioned 3y agoThen it'll just be our AI avatars conversing with each other. Mission accomplished.