I know this is just the beginning and the tech and UX will mature a lot - but being able to consciously choose what we allow into our sensory world would be a great superpower to have.
In the distant future this will all be embedded inside a cochlear (neural?) implant.
You can "save" known voices, prioritize them, identify various scenes/modes automatically like meetings/parties/concerts/driving/walking etc, know when to allow external sounds in (alarms, honks, someone calling your attention, etc)
And with great power yada yada.
I can already imagine a few ways this can be misused / abused / create non-existent challenges and problems too. But I am (cautiously) optimistic that we as human race will collectively figure out how to steer these new technology applications into net positive territory.
2040: iAudio and xSmell blamed for people losing connect with nature's sounds (like bird chirps and flowing streams) and smells (petrichor) - things that inspire us, make us creative, make life worthwile, and make us humans.
I know this is just the beginning and the tech and UX will mature a lot - but being able to consciously choose what we allow into our sensory world would be a great superpower to have.
In the distant future this will all be embedded inside a cochlear (neural?) implant.
You can "save" known voices, prioritize them, identify various scenes/modes automatically like meetings/parties/concerts/driving/walking etc, know when to allow external sounds in (alarms, honks, someone calling your attention, etc)
And with great power yada yada.
I can already imagine a few ways this can be misused / abused / create non-existent challenges and problems too. But I am (cautiously) optimistic that we as human race will collectively figure out how to steer these new technology applications into net positive territory.
2040: iAudio and xSmell blamed for people losing connect with nature's sounds (like bird chirps and flowing streams) and smells (petrichor) - things that inspire us, make us creative, make life worthwile, and make us humans.