Focusmate – Virtual Coworking Helps You Get Things Done

Re:Focusmate – Virtual Coworking Helps You Get Things Done by froh42 on Friday October 25, 2019 @07:14AM (#21353817)

That might be true for you. For me just that - sharing a workspace over video - sounds great, as I've got the most problems with "emotionally challenging" tasks. (Like doing those things piling up for some time now).

In the past for some things that are hard to do I asked a friend to come over to my place and/or having them on the phone for some time.

So I'd not feel that as "video surveillance" but rather human company. (For video surveillance alone you wouldn't need a partner, it'd expect it is not to difficult to train an AI to detect whether you're working or slacking locally from video capture and desktop screenshots plus use a virtual call center of "central scrutinizers" to oversee the AI).

(Update: OH SHIT THAT ALREADY EXISITS: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119734-ai-tracks-your-...)

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Re:Focusmate – Virtual Coworking Helps You Get Things Done by buboard on Friday October 25, 2019 @07:39AM (#21353968)

i just find the surveillance part different than in-person: in person you know when you 're being watched or not, and being watched constantly is exhausting. I do like the AI idea, especially when it's client-side or not-very-invasive, as it gives you an incentive to not slack

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