Does the spectacular development of technology make people feel safer, or actually live in hidden fears?
It is not natural that many blockbusters have taken mainstream content about the war between people and machines for many years. That has been a problem that many people worry about in daily life. They worry about the dominance of visible technology, but we have not realized yet.
2019 witnessed an explosion in the achievements of science and technology. Worries about Facebook and Google tracking users are probably just a small part of the many other theories. Whether or not the perspective of machines and robots against the people in the film happen is unknown. However, these following 5 technologies are surely causing many to debate because of its potential and, “scary” applications in life today.
Face Recognition
It is not the sensors that help to unlock individuals on smartphones, but the fact that this technology is in a large system with a national scale which is worth noticing. Many public places in the world today such as airports, supermarkets, entertainment centers have been integrated face recognition on cameras. Even on streets and crowded residential areas like in China.
The technology contains lots of uses. For example, automatic tracking, quick identification of negative behaviors, face recognition matching suspicious image data, and dozens of other things we don’t know yet. Furthermore, in certain locations, the police have even applied systems that are capable of guessing the mood and risk of committing a crime by a person. It was based on signs of dispatch only and facial expressions, even voice if recorded.
Virtual people
Unlike virtual characters in games or movies, the difference is that “virtual people” will naturally engage in daily activities and purposes in life. Meanwhile, the looks are very similar. Even real people can not recognize the difference.
If you follow the news, you must remember that the broadcasters or virtual MC appeared on some special shows. When watching on the screen, people mistook it for a station employee standing on the set. However, the fact was that it was only virtual graphic images that people inserted into the frame. Even virtual assistants like Siri, the popular Google Assistant will soon be able to improvise. They will be able to talk actively with people as Google tested before thousands of fans earlier this year.
Deepfake
Deepfake – a concept that seems strange but has made many people, especially celebrities – be afraid. This is a technology that intelligently identifies the face image of an original video sample. Then, replace it with another person’s face perfectly and fit almost completely. All original emotions and facial expressions are transformed into new faces. This caused many bad guys to take advantage of this to create fake videos, spreading false rumors, or sometimes extortion.
Office Following
Productivity and work are the top focusing criteria in companies. Especially in the world’s leading big brands. Therefore, as to set strict standards, they also apply a number of technologies available to employees. Even if these technologies seem to be a constraint.
For example, Amazon and an invention of its smart bracelet. Those wearing them will constantly send signals to the system, announcing certain positions and wrong gestures. Others use motion sensors installed around the campus to cover the company’s operations better.
House Tracking
2018 is also a year of a series of new inventions in the field of “smart home.” A lot of small services and devices are introduced. Especially from big technology like Facebook, Google, Amazon with Portal calling video, Alexa in their Echo smart speakers.
That’s not to mention other accessories that turn inanimate devices into smart devices. They are even capable of controlling voice or learning user habits. If the prospect of an up-and-coming machine is real, this could be a useful source for monitoring most human movements.
