I wonder the future...

kim young-ah on Fri Apr 04 2008, 00:56

I wonder how the future will be. And I am expecting with high technology.
Like in some movies, we can even ride a flying car if the technology gets more developed... And it's likely to be funny. I think the high technology will be helpful for us.

Liz wrote:opinion : I think every new technology has two sides. If people use that for only good purposes like capturing criminal suspects or boosting sales, it will be fantastic. However, there may be some people out there who would use it for their crime or something.
prediction : Although there is some possibility of misusing this high-technology, it is very useful indeed. Especially, it will be very helpful for finding out target customer. So in the future, it will be able to recognize not only Asian but also other races. Furthermore, if this technology get so popular, it will be upgraded to recognizing height, weight or some other physical factors.

billy on Fri Apr 11 2008, 21:09

Just like what you said, Unjin, as soon as i clicked on this news clip, the first thing that comes to my mind is what on earth this new camera is used for. We have heard too many times about Japanese idiosyncrasies and, of course, their ingeunities as well. But, a camera that can tell people's age? Come on.. Let's get real. Nowadays the CCTV(Closed Circuit Television) has been used widely and its usefulness has been proven. I would like to add some opinion to your thinking. It's time to give some considerations to privacy issues.

Joo Un-jin wrote:opinion: I was impressed with the new camera which shows Japan's development in technology. They are good at making things, especially the electronics I think. Their high technology and new idea attract people all over the world.

Sometimes they are useful. As reported in the news, they make it easy to identify the suspect. When we take a photo of someone, they tell us his/her age. They give us a kind of personal information. It can be useful when we want to know about him/her. And they also prevent us from telling a lie about our age.

But the question I have now is whether it is really necessary or not. Most of the people can tell someone's age just by looking at the photo. We say things like "Maybe he is at his 40's." They reported that the camera had plus, minus 10 year margin. What is the difference? I think to be more helpful in our lives, they have to be more accurate.

prediction : The technology with the cameras will be more developing. Someday they can tell a person's age almost correctly. Then they will become more helpful in our lives. Nobody never tells a lie about his/her age- in a bar, ticket office and so on. Moreover they will be able to tell a age of all races. Usually Easterners have difficulty in guessing Westerners' ages and vice versa. But you will not have to be worried about it.

If they get popularity, other companies will make the cameras which have the similar function. There can be some argument about its originality.

billy on Mon Apr 14 2008, 07:53

Quoting Napster's instance, you must be well aware of this field. I think you are right. This invention may attract some temporary attention but, will not make a great sucess in the market unless they provide more user-friendly materials or functions attached. Like you said, what on earth is the use of telling someone's age or sex in the first hand? I think highly of your good point and incisive suggestion. Let's keep up the good work.

Kim Eun-jung wrote:Opinion and Prediction:

Japan developed a new digital camera that can tell any person's age and gender. Definitely, it is an advanced technology. But new products based on high technology aren't necessarily successful in the market. When first released, they can seize the attention of the customers temporarily, but they can't survive if they just show off the new technology. They should have practical value and meet the customer's needs. For example, Napster could be successful not because the advanced p2p technology itself but because the free music contents users can get. The technology that can tell age and gender is a real invention, but what can we do with that technology? Only early adopters of technology might respond to the product and boost the sales temporarily, but as time goes by, customers' interest will gradually disappear.

Japan is a high technology power. If they can't succeed in marketing this product, they will invent and release another product based on this technology.

Joo Un-jin on Mon Apr 14 2008, 19:40

It is interesting that you mentioned about transgender and a person who had a plastic surgery. I thought the camera might be useless in Korea, "the plastic surgery paradise" cyclops

Especially it cannot tell ages of Korean entertainers Shocked

^^
In some point, as you mentioned, it is a very scary invention. The developing technology makes it easier to know one's personal information. The camera catches the information about our shape, age and gender. They can spread away easily through Internet. Some may have some information about us while we don't know the fact.

kim young-ah wrote:I think this new digital camera is very cool. How surprising this camera identifies one's age and gender!!!!
But if a person is a transgender or he/she had a plastic surgery - particularly he/she had the wrinkles (around eyes/nose) removed or had his/her face bones cut, how can the new digital camera do that?
Anyway, this article reminds me of the movie "Minority Report".
In that movie, every place has a sensor that identifies the civilans (who pass by) who they are by their names and ID numbers. The sensor identifies a person by one's iris scan.
Like this, the new digital camera can also help many people, organizations or industries with more developed other than age and gender.
If more developed, the new camera can help police officers find the criminal suspect(s) and it can also make our ID cards unneccessary because the new digital camera identifies the details of ours like age, gender, and so on. But I worry about the privacy.
And the new digital camera will be made use of the industries like shops or stores. First, the camera takes every information of new stocks at a store or shop even though it doesn't take its age and gender. Gradually, whenever the stocks are taken out, the camera check the rest of stocks automatically. Therefore, the arrangement of stocks would be easy.
Someday all of these things might work.

Thank you. Have a nice day.

choi Eun sil on Tue Apr 15 2008, 10:03

kim young-ah wrote:I think this new digital camera is very cool. How surprising this camera identifies one's age and gender!!!!
But if a person is a transgender or he/she had a plastic surgery - particularly he/she had the wrinkles (around eyes/nose) removed or had his/her face bones cut, how can the new digital camera do that?
Anyway, this article reminds me of the movie "Minority Report".
In that movie, every place has a sensor that identifies the civilans (who pass by) who they are by their names and ID numbers. The sensor identifies a person by one's iris scan.
Like this, the new digital camera can also help many people, organizations or industries with more developed other than age and gender.
If more developed, the new camera can help police officers find the criminal suspect(s) and it can also make our ID cards unneccessary because the new digital camera identifies the details of ours like age, gender, and so on. But I worry about the privacy.
And the new digital camera will be made use of the industries like shops or stores. First, the camera takes every information of new stocks at a store or shop even though it doesn't take its age and gender. Gradually, whenever the stocks are taken out, the camera check the rest of stocks automatically. Therefore, the arrangement of stocks would be easy.
Someday all of these things might work.

Thank you. Have a nice day.

Nowadays, There are a lot of cameras to monitor people. We usually need these kinds of cameras because living in a dangerous world. As you know , a few weeks ago, there was an accident that someone did violence on the kid very cruelly. The police could catch the criminal easily thanks to the camera. The criminal is getting more cruel. As you said, therefore, the camera will be really helpful and be made use of the industries such as shops, apartments, or stores. I hope we can live in a safe world ^^

Ji-eun on Tue Apr 15 2008, 10:25

Opinion

I'm the opinion of that it is extremely strange machine in the world! As we know, the age is really sensitive matter. No one want to be recognized their age correctly through just digital camera! I really want to ask "WHY does he make this camera?" to the person who made this one. Of course, it can be helpful for some occasions, but i think most of people are not interested with this strange camera. For most people, camera is a tool to keep our valuable memories and beautiful scean, not guess our age! isn't it? ^^

I love you

Prediction

My prediction is that it will be very hard to sell this camera to the people. I think most of people don't want to buy this camera, but it can be useful for government or some criminal situations. In addition, peopel can enter a protest to the company wich made this camera with the age which the camera recongnized!! They can complain that they are younger than this camera said something like this.

Mi Jin Jeong on Wed Apr 16 2008, 02:50

sunnypine wrote:I have a lot of privacy concerns about this, especially because i already had many privacy concerns about being watched by cameras. This can be used for a variety of purposes that I wouldn't like, such as targeted marketing or profiling of citizens, if employed by the government. I do think the scientific advancements shown in this kind of technology are extraordinary, and when put to the right use could be beneficial, but I believe there should be limits to the legal ways they could be used for the watching of unconsenting individuals. For example, one may think that the use of these cameras that can accurately tell the age of someone would be very helpful in the area of criminal justice, and to some extent it can be. When used to help aid in finding suspects that match the same general age, it would be great. However, if used for definitive evidence for the prosecution of a suspect, there could be dire consequences. For example, if the camera predicted that the age of an assailant was 23 to 25 years old. Perhaps that evidence could be used to help incriminate a person of that age whom is on trial. If admitted as hard evidence, rather than just probable evidence......there may be some problems due to the lack of knowledge of it's reliability in real-world situations

As you said, there have been many problems related to privacy things by well-developed cameras. It can be used not only for the good thing but also for the bad thing. I think the advance of technology is absolutely useful part of our life, but it has other side, many troubles. Therefore I think to give license for the product would be one of the good ways to prevent potential problems.

Kim Jin-Young on Wed Apr 16 2008, 11:16

I enjoyed your writings about this device. Its data has known to have the averages about all levels of ages. frankly speaking, I would like to be tested by myself. As you know, all women are very sensitive to tracks of the Time, such as wrinkles. As getting older, we want to look younger. Very Happy

I agree with your opinions that it should be used only to a special events. Because of its irresponsibility, it may take some unexpected effects on others. If only it is used to give interesting effects to people, I would approve it!

Anyways, I considered that the way of your English writings was well contextualized and connected. Basketball

Boyun Park wrote: Opinion : It is very intresting and also shocking that these little digital cameras can tell people's age and gender. I knew Japanese were great at technology but this just proves it more. However, I can't help wondering how the camera will distinguish people who might have wrinkling-removed surgery or they just happen to be very young looking? Or does this only apply to most of normal people? This technique could be useful in various areas where we need to identify someone but have to be careful since it could invade one's privacy at the same time. Probably, some people don't want their identifications to be revealed in public.

Prediction : I believe this could be a big help for policemen in finding suspects especially when they don't have much evidence other than vague digital camera picture. It will shorten their time in narrowing down the suspects. Currently, this digital camera can only be worked on Asians, but Japanese will soon have data for other races and earn a lot by exporting the cameras.

Nam-suk on Wed Apr 16 2008, 11:27

Boyun Park wrote: Opinion : It is very intresting and also shocking that these little digital cameras can tell people's age and gender. I knew Japanese were great at technology but this just proves it more. However, I can't help wondering how the camera will distinguish people who might have wrinkling-removed surgery or they just happen to be very young looking? Or does this only apply to most of normal people? This technique could be useful in various areas where we need to identify someone but have to be careful since it could invade one's privacy at the same time. Probably, some people don't want their identifications to be revealed in public.

Prediction : I believe this could be a big help for policemen in finding suspects especially when they don't have much evidence other than vague digital camera picture. It will shorten their time in narrowing down the suspects. Currently, this digital camera can only be worked on Asians, but Japanese will soon have data for other races and earn a lot by exporting the cameras.

Like you said, Japanese are so good at manipulating something regardless of the kinds and making lucrative things...Regarding they just made the cutting edge, there're high possibility of being popular over the world as they are complementing its lack of function as you said..anyway,,still that is amazing..

Kim Eun-jung on Wed Apr 16 2008, 21:29

bobosbong wrote:I think the new gadget is a very creative model getting one step closer to AI .
However, I don't think it will be popular on the market even though it will be launched. How many people or organizations are intereted in one's age and get benefits from capturing the ages of the people concerned. That is, it won't get the attention from the general public but only from a few organizations that need cutting edge technology as the report have mentioned.
Moreover, the vedio said that it could actually have a marginal error-minus or plus 10(?), even making less reliable on the camera. 10 years is too much of an inaccurate estimate; It's a happy thing that I have a possibility to look like a teenage girl, but in the worst case...I'd better not imagine.. I still have a long way to go and venture.

In a nutshell, the new camear identifying age and gender is sure a novel creation; however, it might be forgotten sooner or later due to less demand and inaccuracy.

This was a prediction based on my opinion. Have a good weekend everyone. See you next Thursday. TGIT(Thanks God It's Thursday!)

I have the same opinion with you. I also think this new camera won't attract public attention much. The function it newly serves is not in great demand. And as you said, the error range is too wide. 10 years... It doesn't give any meaning or information.

Yoobin Cha on Wed Apr 16 2008, 22:14

This camera is not only big help to catch criminals but also means of criminal acts.
I wonder that deveoloping technology can make human life always bountiful.

Kim Hyunjin wrote:I was surprised that the computer can realize a person's age, gender and, as they said, this computer program has application to finding criminal suspects. Then, an idea occurred to me. If this program becomes popular, it can make easier for police identify and catch criminals.
If so, many criminals might try to change their own faces through a kind of plastic surgery like a Korean movie, 범죄의 재구성(The Big Swindle). Also, because the program only work on Asian faces, new programs which have application to other races will be made within near future.

Yoobin Cha on Wed Apr 16 2008, 22:43

Hello, teacher.
You can say it again. I think that this new high-technology camera is enough to interfere in our life. As you know, women do not want to say their age so
when somebody asks them their age, unpleasured women usually answer "I am twenty or thirty something"
This camera is bad!
It estimates our crow's -feet and wrinkles and tells guys who eager to know women's age our real age.
I think that it is helpful to catch criminals but not to women.

Park, Saang-yung wrote:Hi, classmates and Jason.I have been pressed with time and work.. So I dropped in this site now.

** About the camera....
Many public offices and police will want to get the sensational camera.

As other classmates remarked on it, it will help to investigate criminals and suspects.

But it also tell many good citizens's personal information. For example, a pretty movie

star or singer doesn't want to reveal her real age to the public. In spite of her

complaint, people will come to recognize her age very easily with this camera. It is a

disaster for her life. So machines don't lead just to happy lives, but control and

interrupt our society and relationship.....

Yoobin Cha on Wed Apr 16 2008, 23:07

I agree with you. I think that this camera is not only helpful to catch criminals and also means of crimes.
In addintion, I think this camera can not be perfect to estimate our age.
Nowadays, plastic surgery which especially makes us look younger is prevalent in the world. I wonder that this camera can know a hollywood star, Demeria Gene Guynes, real age.

kiera wrote: Opinion : I think this new camera technology will contribute a lot to reducing crimes. However, it also need to be improved since it only has data on Asian people.
And I don't think this technology will be popular among ordinary people who want to use their digital cameras for personal reasons such as taking pictures of their family members or friends.

Predition : I think technology itself is neither good nor bad.
Rather, People who use it or the way people use it will determine its usefulness and goodness.
As I already said, this new technology will do goods in reducing crimes.
However, there might be new kinds of crimes making bad use of this technology ,and
it would seriously harm other people's privacy.

Ji Young, Kim on Thu Apr 17 2008, 00:15

I'm not that good at thinking critically, so when I first watched the news report, I just kind of wowed at the newest camera and its advanced technology. But after reading your opinion, I came to think of its usefulness. As you said, temporarily it can seize the attention of people like me who are interested in newly developed gadgets. But that doesn't guarantee that many customers will actually buy the stuff. When it comes to buying something, what matters is not how amazed you are at the object, but how useful you think it might be in your life. Still, it must be good to encourage people to come up with new ideas and invent new gadgets like this, 'cause this kind of efforts might eventually lead to a really great invention which can alter our lives fundamentally.

Anyway, I like your opinion. It is well-written and quite persuasive. Smile

Kim Eun-jung wrote:Opinion and Prediction:

Japan developed a new digital camera that can tell any person's age and gender. Definitely, it is an advanced technology. But new products based on high technology aren't necessarily successful in the market. When first released, they can seize the attention of the customers temporarily, but they can't survive if they just show off the new technology. They should have practical value and meet the customer's needs. For example, Napster could be successful not because the advanced p2p technology itself but because the free music contents users can get. The technology that can tell age and gender is a real invention, but what can we do with that technology? Only early adopters of technology might respond to the product and boost the sales temporarily, but as time goes by, customers' interest will gradually disappear.

Japan is a high technology power. If they can't succeed in marketing this product, they will invent and release another product based on this technology.

Lee Pilsu on Thu Apr 17 2008, 09:21

I enjoyed reading your opinion and prediciton which I think are very good and concise. They contain important summarized information, so I whould have been able to understand the whole picture of the story even if I hadn't watched the news. Your prediction is also interesting. I agree with your point that science is getting developed more and more. Sometimes I feel uncomfortable with some of those new invention because it enables others to know another person's private information like in this case one's age and gender.

choi Eun sil wrote:It's so amazing. I think it will be popular for a while , since people want to know if it really can regonize one's age and gender. However its popularity couldn't last long, because people usually don't want others to know their age. In addition, people will get tired of it soon. People always want someting more surprising.
But it's helpful to catch criminal or suspect. It can analyze the structure of one's bone. So It's easier for the police to catch criminal.
I can feel science getting developed more and more. I was surprised to hear the news. I wonder what the scientists will make next.

billy on Thu Apr 17 2008, 14:48

I couldn't agree with you more on this new gadget. Although it is very cleverly designed with the up-to-date technology, its usefulness is highly questioned, almost to the degree of denial rather than application. Plus, the error range is plus or minus 10 years. Isn't it ridiculous? Given the fact that man's life expectancy is around 70 years, the error range is never marginal. Though they say the level of technology will be heightened sooner or later, i believe its marketability will be very limited to some spy agency or secret institute because the current CCTV is more than enough to detect identity. As you said, this new device may attract public attention for a short time, but it will be erased in people's mind very instantly.

bobosbong wrote:I think the new gadget is a very creative model getting one step closer to AI .
However, I don't think it will be popular on the market even though it will be launched. How many people or organizations are intereted in one's age and get benefits from capturing the ages of the people concerned. That is, it won't get the attention from the general public but only from a few organizations that need cutting edge technology as the report have mentioned.
Moreover, the vedio said that it could actually have a marginal error-minus or plus 10(?), even making less reliable on the camera. 10 years is too much of an inaccurate estimate; It's a happy thing that I have a possibility to look like a teenage girl, but in the worst case...I'd better not imagine.. I still have a long way to go and venture.

In a nutshell, the new camear identifying age and gender is sure a novel creation; however, it might be forgotten sooner or later due to less demand and inaccuracy.

This was a prediction based on my opinion. Have a good weekend everyone. See you next Thursday. TGIT(Thanks God It's Thursday!)

Mijin Son on Thu Apr 17 2008, 16:02

Summary: Japanese camera has developed to recognize one’s age and gender by measuring the bones and wrinkles on his or her face. The company anticipates that the owner of some stores will buy this camera for surveillances and it could be used to prevent crime by record the specific data of the criminals.

Opinion: This is an amazing technology. The speed of Japanese hi-tech development is behind the imagination. But when it comes to the preciseness of measuring is not so great-plus, minus 10. And also it will not work for the westerners because the company put only the Asian data into the system.

Prediction: In near future, this technology will work for the westerners as well. The company will construct the system to measure the characteristics of the westerners. But there might be some problems concerned with the privacy. This camera will record the information of individuals without any permission, and then it will violate the law which prevents collecting personal information without any permission. Therefore, to make this camera commercialized the company should check out the law related first.

Hyo-Jin Kim on Fri Apr 25 2008, 20:53

Summary: Kawata, a laboratory man & developer of a cooperation, has come up with a digital camera that can tell your age and gender. The camera works by informing you of the age and gender after checking such features as bone structures, eye or mouth locations, and wrinkles around the eyes and nose, and comparing them among millions of photos stored in seperate computers. The camera is limited to Asian faces though it can't just make it easier for the police to identify the criminal suspects but also can help store owners stock them on shelves and advertise accordingly.

Opinion: It seems to me that the camera is original enough to meet the need of modern people who always look for something new. That is one of the things that we could only imagine when we got to think about the future, isn't it? I am of the opinion that Japanese people are brilliant even though it's a bit hard for me to admit it because I do have a bad point of view on Japan owing to what they did to Korea in the past, It's not all that They are really curious. Their constant trials and errors while studying and inventing things have made our life more convenient and lots of dreams of people actually come true by the way. They are additionally very creative. Both are what I think we should learn from them. Anyway, I am amazed by the camera. I'm curious about his intention to invent it. How interesting it is to see what I used to watch in cartoons about the world in 2010 as a child in reality!

Prediction: My prediction is that the camera will attract many people's interests and be utilized for various uses. As mentioned in the news, it is a very helpful aid for the police when indentifying the criminal suspects. It is sure that there would be some people asking how dare I could guarantee it because most criminals disguise themselves and then it is no use taking pictures with the camera. Also, it has another problem, not being able to work on non-Asian faces. We should not forget that it is just at the beginning, however. The weaknesses can be fixed sooner or later unless we give up developing it. As far as we are patient and wait, we will be able to see great results of it and achieve more inventions on basis of the technology.

Hyo-Jin Kim on Fri Apr 25 2008, 22:53

I was happy to read your opinions on the same topic as I wrote about. It reminded me of that I missed the possibility of its being used other ways and doing harm to normal people. Shocked

No one's information should be taken or used on a private purpose with any excuse. But I don't think we should stop developing such hi-tech for the reason. That's sort of wasting since there can be more pros than cons. Maybe, we'd better find solutions for the matter. Although it is impossible to get rid of it, there must be better ways than the current ones. It is necessary for the government to take strong measures as well as to ban it by law in case that anybody gets a disadvantage due to leaking personal information by chance, isn't it? We may as well think about the strong actions. I feel regretful about that the higer technology we develop, the more troubles we get to face with. Sad

And I loved your prediction. It sounds pretty specific and realistic. I am anxious that things will go as your prediction.

Lee Hye Jin wrote:opinion

With the benefit of modern technology, a great deal of progress has been made.

However, I think as technology is more developed the public privacy is more violated. So most of the honest and common people like me would not be happy about the news. Every technology has some good things and bad things. Some people will get advantage from it but for others it might be harmful.

However, I think we can't avoid this kind of situation. There are a lot of device using personal information for marketing and other purposes. Because technology is being developed day by day.

prediction

The camera would be developed more precisely so it could guess people's age and gender in the world without any error. So most of the store owners will use it and try to analyze their appetite. And CCTVs in dangerous areas will be replaced to these cameras. So not only the police but the government would be happy with this hi-tech camera.

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It may be useless in Korea, "the plastic surgery paradise"

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