ihateshadylandlords t1_isc45m6 wrote on October 14, 2022 at 8:45 PM

I think AR implants/contact lenses are at least 20 years away. Whenever they arrive, they’ll probably spam advertisements all day, so I there have to be good reasons for the average Joe to get AR contacts. The recording aspect is interesting, although that could be ripe for abuse i.e. hacking personal videos and/or creep shots.

Artanthos t1_iscuc96 wrote on October 14, 2022 at 11:57 PM

Not quite 20 years.

https://bigthink.com/the-future/augmented-reality-ar-milestone-wearable-contacts/

crua9 OP t1_isdcmyf wrote on October 15, 2022 at 2:27 AM

Chances are AR contacts will happen in 5 years, where robot eyes in 10 or 20 years. Keep in mind robot eyes will most likely require medical approval, brain implants, and so on.

And chances are by the time we get robot eyes we will have a brain bank implant. Where it stores all our day to day. Everything we see, hear, etc and we can recall it in an instant.

Artanthos t1_isfrqxa wrote on October 15, 2022 at 5:19 PM

Eyesight without eyes has been around for years.

It does require brain implants, it is low resolution, and it’s not legal to do the surgery in every country.

Actual cybernetic eyes will likely take longer than 20 years, just for the medical approvals.

crua9 OP t1_isfwtle wrote on October 15, 2022 at 5:54 PM

IDK why someone downvoted you.

Anyways, what we are talking about here is elective surgery. By then it is likely we will have stuff like brain implants that act as memory banks. Where everything you see or hear will be recorded. Like a blackbox in your head.

Like you mention we are really really early in this. As far as my understanding, those who get this surgery today only can see basic shapes. Even ear implants it's early as many run into major problems with them and many finds it helps in no way. Where it can even hurt the person physically. Right now the field is far from user friendly.

But the writing is on the wall

It isn't a matter of if but when.

crua9 OP t1_isc6cmf wrote on October 14, 2022 at 9:00 PM

>I think AR implants/contact lenses are at least 20 years away.

I think what will happen between then and now is more AR stuff being used in our day to day life. Like instead of buying monitors we will have AR glasses. Mix it up with newer wireless power tech that is coming out, and in theory power won't be a problem.

Like at the rate of things AR glasses could be a 1 stop shop where you get your TV, monitors, and so on.

But with this you can physically take it on and off. So when a shop or whatever doesn't want you to record stuff. You can simply remove them. We seen this with the V1 Google glasses.

>The recording aspect is interesting, although that could be ripe for abuse i.e. hacking personal videos and/or creep shots.

I doubt it will be hacked. Like look at all the security cameras, your phone/tablet/webcam, and so on. The fact is we have far more chances of this now than ever.

Like you will have creep shots. I can see a mod someone might get is where they make their fingers into cameras. This letting them see and take pictures/videos of things they shouldn't.

But if anything, I worry more about how cops freak out when they see you are recording them when they are trying to interact with you. And they get pissed, threaten, and even attack if you even tell them this is the only evidence you can show in court if they try to go nuts and lie (which seems to happen often). That or cops forcing you through some warrant or whatever to give up all your recordings in your head to them.

But I even more worry about if I have eye implants. Since they could be and most likely are constantly recording. Even more if I have horrible memory and I have an implant to help with this. How will that work in places that flat out don't want me to have a camera. Like will I just not be allowed to work a top secret job? Would I be ban automatically from any movie chain? And so on.

Like with our current laws and system. I could see simply having an eye implant means you won't be able to work in most places since they might be worried you might be playing with your AR at work, you are recording things you shouldn't, and so on. Like I can see Walmart keeping you from working there because if you use their bathroom, then problems could happen.