What kind of blithering idiot would volunteer to permit a camera in their TV room?
For one thing, it’ll put babysitters and their boyfriends right out of business.
From the article:
Note how they deflect like a freakin’ Clinton when this concern is raised:
The viewer trial prompted concerns that the BBC would use the webcam technology to “spy” on people’s living rooms and assess how diligently they were watching programmes. But the BBC believes facial coding will help it to serve audiences merely by gaining a greater understanding of their tastes.
And then there’s this:
The BBC’s advertising division said the technology “enabled us to find out the emotional response of each person and how they truly felt about the content they were viewing
Not just TV shows, but ALL TV programs including political events, debates, speeches and advertisements.
But, such a system’s facial measurements would have to result in useful translations.
For example,
Viewed –> Equivalent Verbal Reaction
Nancy Pelosi –> Ugly! Make it STOP!
Michelle Obama –> You’re eating healthy, Your. Fat. Ass!
Hillary Clinton –> Liar! (*shudder*) Female hell-on-Earth!
Bernie Sanders –> OH. MY. GOD! I can smell him from here!
Barack Obama –> (Loud noises, loss of channel)
I guess the Nielsen Ratings people will now be put out of work. Need more subsidies.
What kind of blithering idiot would volunteer to permit a camera in their TV room?
For one thing, it’ll put babysitters and their boyfriends right out of business.
From the article:
Note how they deflect like a freakin’ Clinton when this concern is raised:
And then there’s this:
Chilling.
(In the final quote above, change “find out about” to “affect” —
because what other use could the info be put to?)
Not just TV shows, but ALL TV programs including political events, debates, speeches and advertisements.
But, such a system’s facial measurements would have to result in useful translations.
For example,
Viewed –> Equivalent Verbal Reaction
Nancy Pelosi –> Ugly! Make it STOP!
Michelle Obama –> You’re eating healthy, Your. Fat. Ass!
Hillary Clinton –> Liar! (*shudder*) Female hell-on-Earth!
Bernie Sanders –> OH. MY. GOD! I can smell him from here!
Barack Obama –> (Loud noises, loss of channel)
Actually, it’s hard to get a detailed analysis of certain politicians, as projectile vomit tends to block the device’s camera lens.
Didn’t they already do this on Max Headroom? Have we finally caught up with the 20 minutes into the future?