The future of the world wide web looks like it has a much more innovative, and even more personal touch than ever before. In the article "Google’s New Director Of Engineering, Ray Kurzweil, Is Building Your ‘Cybernetic Friend,’ it talks about how Google wants to build a feature that not only helps you (think Siri), but also get to know you and be your personal "friend." This potentially has the ability to know you better than anyone else...possibly even yourself. While that sounds cool, it's also a little scary...especially when it comes to Google. Before you know it, 3rd party advertisers may also know you better than they already do as well.
Speaking of changing the web, Facebook did so back in 2006 when it became a hit sensation on the web. According to the article, Facebook search: Facebook adding search feature," it talks about how now Facebook will be adding a search feature, which it partially already has now. You may have the ability now to find people around the world who share the same interests with you. It almost sounds like a dating service, but it sounds a little cool.
Finally, we talk about "the cloud." The cloud is nothing more than just storage. What's nice is that it's not stored on any device...just up in cyber space. You can access these files whenever you want, even to other people (provided that they know all the login information. It's changing how people save, store, and even restore files.
It seems like the World Wide Web is developing really fast. It'd be really cool to see something like a "Cybernetic Friend" in the future.
ReplyDeleteI agree on the stance that pretty soon third party advertisers will now the user better than they do themselves. They will also be able to know your interests and what you are searching for, and through that they will know how to target in terms of ads.
ReplyDeleteAI does sound scary but very interesting at the same time. I wonder when this technology will be incorporated into the mainstream.
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