Umm... oh-kay..
Sep. 8th, 2002 08:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amezriHow scary is this car?
That is just disturbing.
p.o.d
What if there was a car that observed your behavior -- and then tailored the driving experience accordingly? Introduced at the 2002 Tokyo Auto Show, the p.o.d (personalization on demand) creates a responsive, humanized environment that raises ergonomics to a new level.
It "smiles" when you approach. It opens its doors and rotates a seat towards you. Talking to someone behind you? It rotates your passenger seat toward them. Your music and TV preferences? Memorized by observing you in your house. How? The p.o.d utilizes "mini-pod," a portable terminal that constantly observes one's lifestyle and habits, and adjusts the driving experience to provide greater user comfort and satisfaction. It watches your driving style and adjusts the suspension; it takes note of your mood and changes the thermostat. And when the conversation seems to be going well, it photographs the memory for you. It even wags its antenna to let you know it's happy.
So is it a car? Or an interpersonal savant? More than an automobile, the p.o.d is an intuitive companion that personalizes the entire driving experience.
That is just disturbing.
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Date: 2002-09-08 05:56 pm (UTC)It's with stuff like that which seems only micro-steps from a real, properly interacting AI... that has feelings or whatever. It's just... that's scary.
Did you ever watch the early (season 1 or 2??) X-Files episode, Ghost In The Machine?
That wigged me out big time. It's probably the ONLY ep I've only watched once... *shudder*