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[–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Wow. Insane.

he “told a group of young entrepreneurs that the United States had become ‘the Microsoft of nations’: outdated and obsolescent.”

Hahahaha, let's see, the software giant that practically controls 99% of desktops/laptops around the world...

The same company that has a massive R&D division that produces some of the most amazing research on computing and users.

MS isn't showing us all their cards, I'm frankly terrified of what they understand and their long-term plans based on that knowledge.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    All this facial recognition technology that is popping up as breaking news was on demonstration in the Microsoft visitor center 10 fricken years ago. Over a decade ago they could already assign an ID to a person the first time they were seen, accurately estimate their height, weight, ethnicity, age, and even mood, and create a persistent profile for them across locations. That was a decade ago when they had it on display for visitors, so it had actually been available for much longer. Imagine what they're doing now.

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