> every use-case cited was financial or monetary gain whereas I enquired about social utility and value.
Oh, right. I think the unfortunate answer is that nobody cares about that distinction any more and only about the former.
Re:Stop Developing This Technology
by nyanpasu64 on Thursday February 02, 2023 @08:01AM
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I would appreciate being able to morph my appearance and voice on video calls, into something more reflective of my identity (facial structure, hair color, cat ears) than the body I was provided by circumstances.
Re:Stop Developing This Technology
by UncleEntity on Thursday February 02, 2023 @08:35AM
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> With that said almost every use-case cited was financial or monetary gain whereas I enquired about social utility and value.
It could allow people to petition their government [0] without having someone bust down their door at 3am and disappear forever.
[0] Which is apparently important enough to have been included in the bill of rights
Re:Stop Developing This Technology
by lonelyasacloud on Thursday February 02, 2023 @09:59AM
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> It could allow people to petition their government [0] without having someone bust down their door at 3am and disappear forever.
Surely just wearing a mask - virtual or otherwise - does the job without the deep fakery?
Re:Stop Developing This Technology
by UncleEntity on Thursday February 02, 2023 @11:27AM
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No doubt, but they wanted a non-capitalistic reason why this technology isn’t The Debil.
And having subtle clues from watching a person’s face while they’re proposing whatever action to overthrow the patriarchy is more convincing than some random person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask talking about revolution for the umpteenth time.
With that said almost every use-case cited was financial or monetary gain whereas I enquired about social utility and value.
That dishonesty ie creation of a fake avatar is cited as being of social utility strikes me as a reach. I don’t see how adding more dishonesty and facades to the world adds social value, but then I may just be of limited imagination.