A revolution watched over by a million cameras and a billion computers. They couldn’t prevent bloodshed, but they did cripple the monarchy.
Conversation Brokers
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Networked, distributed microphone arrays able to isolate and record multiple conversations even in the noisiest of environments – another erosion of privacy, and a further step to complete information capture.
Mimic Scripting
London, UK
Scripts that mimic your behaviour to save time during boring or repetitive tasks. Originally began as a labour-saving device, became emotional prosthetics and tutors, and helped shape positive attitudes for agents and true AIs.
Networked Disaster Kit
Ardabil, Iran
Disaster kit containing transceiver for locating survivors and exchanging information. Later repurposed to create private mesh networks during protests and strikes.
Subvocal Necklace
France
A necklace paired with cheap low resolution augmented reality glasses that allows users to communicate secretly and silently.
Introduced the concept of ‘cognitive entanglement’, accelerated the development of distributed co-ordinated physical behaviour, and set off a minor moral panic.
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