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The Perils of Voice Recognition Technology

by Socrates

This is a hilarious 3min Scottish video about the perils of voice recognition technology. After watching it I just couldn’t stop laughing so I had to re-post it. While it is dangerously funny it does raise some good questions about the cultural biases of voice recognition in particular and technology in general. Technology is rarely neutral. It is a mirror that reflects its maker and our Human, Oh So Human species. As such it is loaded with most of our best and worst stereotypical presumptions, personal inclinations and cultural biases. The only question is: After the technological singularity, will the Artificial Intelligence voice recognition technology finally speak Scottish? Related articles by Zemanta Hamlet at the Technological Event Horizon: the Transhumanist Dilemma (singularityblog.singularitysymposium.com) Charlie Kam: the Very Model of a Singularitarian (singularityblog.singularitysymposium.com)

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Google Health Care

by Socrates

This video, called Google Health Care, is another hilarious clip from Burnistoun. I hope it brightens up your weekend. While it may be a joke it raises a number of important issues about the rise of Google in particular and technology in general. For example, asking whether we over-use and over-rely on technology is no joke. Some other important issues that have previously been discussed here are: The future of the internet and its impact? Does technology make us smart or stupid? Is the internet killing our culture? I hope you laugh today and, maybe later, think about the issues seriously. Thus, eventually, you can have your say because the people who get to make the decisions obviously need  more of your input. Cheers!

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