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I know that mental health wearables are typically smart-watches, headphones, fit-bits, and the like—they serve some owners well—but why not a sort of neo-old-school option? This analog social battery button brings some levity to the room but, let's be honest, it might be a decent emotional regulation option before the robots take over become even more sophisticated to our, er, benefit (?) at least as some folks insist.
Apparently, future iterations of AI connected wearables will apparently use real-time data (sleep, heart-rate, etc.) for crisis prediction. Whoa. I appreciate there could be some life-saving benefits, but I can't help but imagine what the billionaires will do with that data? Yikes. I'm no technophobe, but I think I'll stick to analog for now.
How 'bout you?
I want one of those battery pins; cool. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI think it's pretty clever, and funny too.
Delete...after all of these years getting along old school, I don't much reason to change.
ReplyDeleteSeems like a solid approach for a variety of things.
DeleteThere used to be mood rings and bracelets. I only heard about social battery a few months ago - another daft idea to worry about.
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember mood rings; we were fascinated by them in jr high, especially.
DeleteI remember years ago, a friend of mine got an apple watch when they first came out. He told me that he had to have his phone on him to have the watch work. I thought to myself, "I certainly will never get a smart watch if I have to have my phone nearby." Now I have one, and I love it. It even can take an EKG!
ReplyDeleteRelatable...never say never and keep evolving.
DeleteI don't really trust the wearables; I worry they would give me false negative information and then my anxiety would be sky-high until I could go to a doctor. But that analog pin - THAT I would love to wear :D
ReplyDeleteExactly, not for everyone.
DeleteI really don't need a watch to predict a crisis for me, I can usually see it and feel it just fine. Despite enjoying the benefits of blogging and being able to look up things on the internet, I am not a fan of electronic interferences in my home and life. I routinely unplug Alexa when she's annoying or Jack won't stop asking her questions.
ReplyDeleteMy grandchildren ask google for various things throughout the day. It's modern life, but I think I'd prefer if they had a set of encyclopedias, ha.
DeleteWhen I need to use google search, I type in what I want to know about and then -ai. Minus ai. Which dumps ai from the results. As for wearables so someone can get a clue about how I'm doing? No. I like to surprise 'em. LOL
ReplyDeleteI had no idea! Will be doing this too. Insert fist bump here. And yes, the element of surprise makes for interesting stories, doesn't it? And what's life without some interesting stories?
DeleteHey, if the AI will alert me to a real crisis...like a dwindling beer supply in the fridge...I'm all for technology.
ReplyDeleteSeems useful to me.
DeleteOne thing that I am finding AI good for is wading through searches. I wanted to know how to do something in Photoshop (or maybe it was Lightroom). But it saved a lot of time for me to ask Gemini than to get a list of possible web pages. I had a succinct answer in no time flat. In general, I am a digital sort of guy. I like the convenience, and digital watched are much lighter and even more reliable than analog. Listen to your elders, DB. 🤪
ReplyDeleteYes, I promise to keep evolving, sir. ;)
DeleteYes, me too. I am old enough to be stuck in the last century.
ReplyDeleteParts of me are (willingly) stuck there too.
DeleteDo you listen to The Daily podcast? I listened to one today that was interesting, about AI and loneliness for the elderly. It was a specific robot that interacted with an elderly woman who lived alone and had no family nearby. The takeaway was that it was better than being in a quiet house alone all day, but not as good as a person. I’m pretty squeamish about the AI, but this did sound hopeful.
ReplyDeleteYes, I've heard about similar options...seems like it could be a benefit, along with real humans though too.
DeletePass for me. My cell phone cannot go online and has zero apps and I love my dumb phone. I call it, a quiet phone and it rocks. So pass for me. Wishing you a fun weekend!
ReplyDeleteA quiet phone? Sounds perfect.
ReplyDeleteOMG. Love my quiet phone. No doom scrolls or death scrolls. No apps. No noise. It's really, really, nice.
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