Claudine Youssef

I think it definitely is disappointing as it has been over 2 years since the release of the AirPods and Apple has only given us a slightly better mode – basically an ‘S’ model. I do think that Apple has something bigger and better for the AirPods but maybe this release was to just get consumers who initially had doubt about the original Airpods. When they came out, they were not received very well. Then they gained traction and became the hottest earphones on the market.

Another theory I have is that maybe the technology that Apple was planning to integrate in to the new AirPods was not ready yet. They could potentially be saving their big AirPod rehash for the annual special event in the fall. That would make sense too because it would line up with the holiday sales.

I have the AirPods 1 and I do not see myself upgrading to the AirPods 2 because the changes are so incremental.

I think this is really interesting! I didn’t know a feature like this existed and I think it’ll definitely revolutionize smart cars/driving. Something that worries me about this is that technology is not perfect. Because the signals are being sent through LTE, there is room for error through malfunction or malicious behavior. I think its similar to self driving cars in that it will take a long time before the technology is accurate and adapted by a large population.

This article is very cool because I believe roads are definitely the next step for the IOT. There is a ton of data about traffic and car accidents that can be collected. Audi is making the right choice by starting this new system. Hopefully, this will become cheaper and available in other cars as well. It should be able to decrease car accidents as well as improve fuel efficiency if the driver and the car is able to receive relevant information about traffic lights and the road itself.

I think this is very interesting. I didn’t know that this technology has been invented. While this technology is pragmatic in that it can prevent auto accident, Its expensive price tag would deter large adoption and relegate this to . To increase its expansion and adoption, Audi should have license it to other car manufacturers for more consistence income and take advantage of the network effect to become the leading company. This strategy would allow more customers access to the technology which mean the market size will increase and allow Audi to spread its fix cost to more customers.

Hi Kayla,
Great post! I personally think she creeps me out, but then again I could not afford her even if I wanted her. This is my biggest fear, that technology will disconnect people from reality so fully that they will rely on robots for human connection/intimacy and lose themselves. I don’t really see the violence aspect of it, but I do think that robots will dissuade individuals from leaving their homes and searching for an actual life partner. This is just plain freaky.

I agree with Claud. This is the type of technology that really scares me. It’s disheartening enough that our phones have made interaction with our peers a secondary and sometimes inconvenient pastime, and scary enough that AI has put enough fake information into circulation that Gartner has predicted people will consume more fake information than legitimate information within the next few years. Now, we have robots being tailored to fulfill crucial social/emotional and physical needs. Where does it stop? Frankly, I find the idea that men and women can create their “perfect wife” absolutely ludicrous. Even the strongest couples have disagreements. It’s part of life. Let alone the fact that she records her owners. I understand that this may help her grow her deep neural networks, and improve performance, but I cover up my web cam when I’m not using it…I certainly don’t want a functioning robot watching me.

On the contrary to Claudine and Ian, I think the sex robot is pretty cool ! It’s hilarious that she will not talk to you about violence or murder. There are some guys out there that are quite awkward and this is a good thing for them. Also there are other guys that really can’t stand women, so maybe they’ll like it too. Cool invention!

Hey Kayla, 10% more attractive, 90% scarier. AI and all sorts of automated technology is evolving at such a rapid pace and I don’t see it slowing down. People are getting super greedy with developing this tech, and there are two major problems in my mind.
1) The obvious one: at this rate, these things will soon learn how to self update. Some programmers call this date doomsday; the day robots reach “singularity”. Currently projected for around the year 2046.
2) People are becoming lazier and lazier by the second. I’m already very concerned about the kid’s our generation is going to raise. I think it’s important to continue to learn how to be self-dependent.

Hi, Kayla
Actually I think it will be more attractive. Because the robot will help you prevent the situation when you ignore the common sense because of negligence or deficiency. For example, hot water cannot be touched. But you will not always notice/remember the water is hot, the robot can remind you of this. Besides that, if you lack of some specific common sense, robot can “teach” you and prevent you making mistakes. I think it will not be scary as long as the robot cannot “think” as a human.

Hey Kayla,

This article was really interesting and I agree that this technology seems to be the most disruptive of what we consider formal education. I always remember my teachers throughout elementary, middle, and high school trying to implement technology or even being forced by administration to use technology in new ways in the classroom. Many of these attempts seemed to fall short of innovative and didn’t seem to prove completely useful. However, I truly believe education has the potential to be greatly improved by technology. Technology has the ability to tailor and alter the way we learn based on what works best for us. I think this kind of technology can and should be used at all levels (college included) to ensure that you are learning as efficiently as possible.