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Meta acquires smart lensmaker Luxexcel as it works toward AR glasses goal

January 1, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/30/23532567/meta-acquires-lensmaker-luxexcel-ar-glasses Reality was layered. He knew that. It was his job, dealing with it. Thick and thin data overlayed. Feeds of information blending with the world he looked at, studied, reported on. It had become so much easier now he didn’t have to juggle tabs or windows. His interface was now his field of view, … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: Facebook, journalism, Surveillance

Go read this story about a mood decoder developed by neuroscientists that can measure depression

December 27, 2022 by What if..?

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/26/23522880/mood-decoder-brain-stimulation-depression-device The drugs help. They screw with the signals apparently, or that’s what the dealers say. They don’t change your mood. They hide it. That’s the whole point. They’re supposed to somehow fool the sensors. Like the anti-face-rec masks from a few years ago. It might be snake oil frankly. like all those things draft … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: Surveillance


Amazon Will Pay You $2 a Month to Monitor Your Phone Traffic

December 7, 2022 by What if..?

https://gizmodo.com/amazon-ads-amazon-prime-jeff-bezos-online-shopping-1849858058 I was lucky to get in, really. I had to do a lot to – how shall i put it? – “shape” my identity so I’d be attractive. They don’t actually want people like me. They want the retouched me. It cost me to get in shape. Identity shapers don’t come cheap and some … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: Amazon, future of work, Surveillance

AI-driven combat drone can search buildings and execute suicide attacks

November 21, 2022 by What if..?

https://newatlas.com/military/lanius-ai-suicide-drone-bomb/ He moved in the shadows, the data shadows obviously but also the real ones. He was a target, he knew it. Embraced it sometimes. A badge of honour. Cloaking didn’t work any more, but keeping your head down made the facial rec cameras at least work a little harder. They knew how to use … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: activism, adblocking, artificial intelligence, Surveillance

This Google-Backed Nonprofit Proves Games Can Teach and Be Fun

November 20, 2022 by What if..?

https://www.wired.com/story/games-for-change-google-nonprofit-fun-games-social-good/ It’s so not fair. They just don’t get what it’s like being young. Jealous probably. So I was a little bit late. Not even my fault but not worth trying to explain that. Now I’m grounded. There were the usual meaningless things “it’s for your own good…”, “we don’t like having to log you … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: family, gaming, Surveillance

Dispatch from an advertising future #258

August 22, 2022 by What if..?

This startup is setting a DALL-E 2-like AI free, consequences be damned https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/12/a-startup-wants-to-democratize-the-tech-behind-dall-e-2-consequences-be-damned Just look. It’s lovely to see. She bought us this gizmo and set it up. We’ve got it on the mantelpiece. It’s like a slideshow I suppose. But really it’s more like we’re there with her. She takes the pictures, they appear … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: artificial intelligence, Surveillance

Dispatch from an advertising future #256

August 17, 2022 by What if..?

Neighbourhood apps are great but IRL is better https://www.ft.com/content/ad29c454-9fcf-40f5-bd98-faaf553591d8 No one takes the Estate Agents’ word for it. We used Google Street View to look at the “extensive local amenities” and the distance to the station. Broadband speeds and OFSTED ratings to see the local primary. If you know where to look, there’s so much … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: apps, family, local, Surveillance

Dispatch from an advertising future #255

August 16, 2022 by What if..?

The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/08/14/business/worker-productivity-tracking.html They were so proud of her. It had always been a worry that she might choose to be an accountant or a tax lawyer. They were too young to be hippies but they still wanted her to be… alternative. An artist.  Her life would be creative, different, … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: creativity, family, Surveillance

Dispatch from an advertising future #241

June 1, 2022 by What if..?

Developers build new data-tracking system to help curb homelessness in Seattle area https://www.geekwire.com/2022/developers-build-new-data-tracking-system-to-help-curb-homelessness-in-seattle-area/ I used to be a number. Probably many numbers to be honest. Employee number. Social security. Bank. Mortgage. Credit card. Loyalty scheme. I must have been in countless databases. Probably still am. Rattling around. And I was a number in countless social … [Read more…]

Posted in: speculations Tagged: policing, solutionism, Surveillance
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