New York Times:
In one set of patent applications, Amazon describes how a “voice sniffer algorithm” could be used on an array of devices, like tablets and e-book readers, to analyze audio almost in real time when it hears words like “love,” bought” or “dislike.” A diagram included with the application illustrated how a phone call between two friends could result in one receiving an offer for the San Diego Zoo and the other seeing an ad for a Wine of the Month Club membership.
A separate (Google) application regarding personalizing content for people while respecting their privacy noted that voices could be used to determine a speaker’s mood using the “volume of the user’s voice, detected breathing rate, crying and so forth,” and medical condition “based on detected coughing, sneezing and so forth.”
If this is the future, let me off the planet. I want no part of it.
Ain’t gonna buy into that ecosystem. Way too creepy.
like i need algorithms to suggest new ways to spend my already limited money.
these ideas are born by people who make a lot more disposable income than normals.
Guess we’ll find out just how much Americans value their privacy. I’ll admit, I’m afraid to see the results.
I think it’s less about getting you to spend more than to get you to spend on their stuff vs other stuff.
“I sense that you are having another domestic dispute. Shall I summon Child Protective Services?”