AI headphones let you listen to a single person in crowd, by looking at them

Re:AI headphones let you listen to a single person in crowd,... by wanderingstan on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @08:41AM (#40511338)

> ...restaurant and public space designers have stopped thinking about sound.

Theory: The bars and restaurants want young patrons, so the poor acoustics are a selection mechanism. Only young people can converse there, so older folks stay away. The place gets reputation as “young and hip.”

Whether by conscious design or “natural selection” for establishments, this seems to be the case.

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Re:AI headphones let you listen to a single person in crowd,... by RhysU on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @09:09AM (#40511598)

Designers for bars and clubs will take the clientele into account in subtle sensory ways. One once told me how he designed a club known to cater to those having trysts-- it had many isolated booths where the lighting prevented seeing into the booths from the main areas.

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Re:AI headphones let you listen to a single person in crowd,... by kdfjgbdfkjgb on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @09:33AM (#40511820)

the club was already known for that before it was designed?

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Re:AI headphones let you listen to a single person in crowd,... by RhysU on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @07:17PM (#40518258)

Sorry, redesigned or a second spot. I forget the details.

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Re:AI headphones let you listen to a single person in crowd,... by nomat on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @04:52PM (#40516892)

have seen this at many house parties. The young people gravitate towards the noise while the older ones clump up around the periphery

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