Singularity Weblog
On the 21st February 2014, I presented online via webcast with Nikola Danaylov from the ‘Singularity Weblog’, providing a recorded account (Danaylov 2014) of my Ph.D. work and findings from the ISTAS13 conference in Toronto.
“… Alexander Hayes is an Australian researcher and Ph.D. candidate investigating the social implications of augmented reality (AR) technologies such as Google Glass. I met Hayes during last year’s ISTAS13 conference in Toronto and the consequent UAV Drones: Pros vs Cons symposium, where he was one of the key organizers. During the course of these events, I was quickly impressed by Alex both personally and professionally, and thus I knew that I had to interview Alex on Singularity 1on1 so that he can share the findings of his research.
During our 1 hour conversation with Hayes we cover a variety of interesting topics such as: his interest in augmented reality and drone technology; whether Google Glass is a slam dunk game-changing device; “normalization” of technology; the break-down of public and private space; privacy, security, and surveillance; physiological shifts in the brain resulting from Google Glass’ electromagnetic and/or radiation emissions; the benefits for education, training, policing and other activities; whether Google Glass is good or bad; Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End; drones for good and drones for bad; augmented reality, augmented humanity and the process of chipification …”
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