OMNISCIENT LIFE APP

Article originally published on https://codehabitude.com on December 11, 2017.

Elements of this post have been ruminating in my mind for a few years now. This is the best I have been able to put it into words; such as they are.

EXPERIMENT

A thought experiment for your consideration.

An app is developed–the Omniscient Life app–with the following features:

Scans your biometrics to identify you using government databases
Collects all audio/video about your life into a history stream by connecting with NSA/CIA/GCHQ surveillance archives
Data mines the videos using AI to identify micro expressions to add a “thought-track” as subtitles or commentary
Connects to your social media (Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn) to share your history stream

With this app, you can view any moment of your life with your accompanying psychological and emotion state via the “thought-track”.

If this app existed, how does it affect your views on the following:

Privacy
Government Surveillance
Social Media
Information Security
Artificial Intelligence
Cyber Bullying:
- Doxxing
- twitter mobs
- crucible effect (red scare, witch hunt)
- etc.

Version 2 adds the following features:

All history streams are searchable and shareable by any other user
The app analyzes cumulative thoughts and behaviors of a user and assigns labels: good person, bad person, kind, jerk, religious, sanctimonious, revolutionary, terrorist, etc.

How does that further affect your views?

The Omniscient Life app leads to the following personal views:

More privacy – everyone has something to hide
Less surveillance – governments should not spy on people and certainly not store the data
Less social media – over-sharing is actually dangerous
More security – data is power in the information age and must be protected
Artificial Intelligence – some calculations should not be made
Less cyber bullying – if an abuser has motive, the internet provides means and opportunity

The internet is a powerful tool. Use it wisely. Protect it strongly.