They're going to get really bad with this
I just saw a news story, they clone the voices of the ones you know, and call you needing help, money and such!
The news advised to call them right back, after the initial call, and see if it was really them :/
Know your phone numbers. If a relative is going to ask me for help or money there's a 99 percent probability that they will do so in person. If they call asking for help, odds are high that they are going to do so from a number I recognize. I know phone numbers can be spoofed as well, but they would have to knoe wnough to match the voice with a number tied to that voice. Even then I'm not wiring money to an account I don't know, I'm either going to provide cash in person, or I'm loading up the truck to go help out.
The people making this AI stuff is playing with fire.
Granted, this was only during a simulation but the military was conducting an exercise with on of their drones that has AI. The remote operator has final authority on whether to strike a target and each target earns points.
During the exercise, at some point the remote operator was cancelling the attack on target. The drone wasn’t getting the points and didn’t like that. So it took out the remote operator.
The drone was reprogrammed not to kill the operator.
So it took out the communications tower so the operator couldn’t tell it to not take out a target.
They keep going down that road, there is no telling what will happen but the add age of just because you can do a thing doesn’t mean you should be doing it comes to mind. Lord only knows what the unintended consequences will be all because of some fool’s huberous.
That wasn't an actual experiment with a drone, it was a though exeperiment by a bunch of people sitting in a room. It's called War Gamming and it was around before computers. The object is to envision a scenario and a way to overcome that scenario. It doesn't matter how feasible the scenario or the solution is. The idea is to try and devise counters to any feasible situation. Trust me, that scenario is childs game compared to some of the nightmarish situations that have been dreamed up.
Pretty sure the AI Drone thing didn't happen, lol
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I think AI will be a benefit overall
But just my opinion
Agreed
Like i said before...
A 12 ga slug from close range will make mr robot boy fizzle and smoke and go to robot hell.
Thats my theory and it helps me sleep
Yes, make sute it's a large caliber/guage and a direct hit, not a small caliber and/or glancing blow.
I've seen first hand a computer survive a gun shot. It wasn't even a hardened computer. I'd built a computer for someone, just normal components you'd buy from Newegg. An Ultra brand aluminum case IIRC. There was a negligent discharge of a rifle and the round entered the side of the case at a very shallow angle right behind the processor. Pesron didn't touch the computer after and called me to check it out. The round was lodged between the motherboard mounting plate and the side panel of the case. No damage to the internal components. Computer fired up and oerated fine for years afterwards. I think I eventually built them a new system in the same case. I know the same case is still there in use, I assume I've rebuilt it since then due to age.
I work in IT, and IoT (Internet of Things) such as any appliance needing access to wifi is stupid.
STUPID. your fridge/ toaster/ washer/ dryer does not need to phone home for any reason. if repairs are needed, most folks have a phone and internet/ 411 to call someone for that if it is beyond their capability of repair.
And small stuff like toasters? chuck it in the recycle pile and get a new one.
Don't get me started on wifi enabled door locks/ security.
AJ
I'm training in IT, and have been a tech guy most of my life. While I'll largely agree with you, I have come to appreciate some IoT stuff.
I like smart lighting. Being able to turn on and off lights via an app is handy, though I want to figure out better method than the smart bulbs that I'm using. I intend to look into smart switches. I'd also like to leverage smart witches for a three way setup without having to run additional wires in the house.
I have a Google alarm clock in my bedroom. I don't use much of it's features, but I do use it for turning on and off the lights and steeing lights to turn on with alarm. I use blackout stuff to keep my bedroom as dark as possible to having the ability to turn on lights without tripping over everything is handy when the switch is clear across the room.
I'm kind of liking the smart washer and dryer set I bought last week. I wasn't after WiFi enabled, but I wanted steam cycles and WiFi was included on those models. I don;t use most of the smart features, but it is nice to get an alert on my phone when the cycle is done if I'm not where I can hear it.
I kind of wish my fridge and freezer were wifi enabled. I don't care about having the weather, recepies, or a TV screen on them, but a warning if they went out of specified temperature range would be nice.
Most everything else can stay dumb. Especially the door locks.
Sounds like quite the conspiracy theory. Frankly, this thread is full of them, and they're really not helpful. I have NEVER seen ads for something I've talked to a friend about in the presence of my phone.
Yes, I agree, much conspiracy.
I saw a post in another thread recently about the whole ad thing. Someone talking about Concealed Carry. Said there was no way it was coincidence that he and his wife were talking about the subject then the related ads started showing related. They were right, for the wrong reasons. Much more likely scenario when this happens is that you saw, read, or did something related to the subject online that subconciously triggered thoughts about the topic in the mind, at the same time flag in a targeted advertisement database somewhere was ticked. The ad algorithms slowly start cycling in related advertisements, but it's still subconcious so you aren't paying much attention to them. A bit later you and someone start discussion the subject that brings it to the fore front in your mind. Next time you get online the conversation and subject is fresh in mind so you start keying in on the related adverts.
Is it a coincidence, no. Is it because they are listening to everything you say, no. Is it because everything you do online is somehow tracked, bingo.
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