Whether we want it to or not. It now seems that smart phones will soon be able to act as personal lie detectors. Cool app, no?
"Dear, I have to work late at the office."
"Sure. When you get home, your stuff will be out on the front lawn."
Of course the possibilities go far beyond that. Texting, which contains no facial or verbal clues, will become VERY popular although this could become the communications equivalent of taking the fifth, depending on the topic.
I for one look forward to carrying my new phone in my shirt pocket with the camera peeking over the pocket top, and a Bluetooth earbud to inform me of who it is that's walking up to me with a friendly greeting. Potentially a very popular app for people in my age demographic and for pols who are expected to remember everyone they ever shook hands with over the last 20 years or so.
Elections will change somewhat as the technology spreads to your TV with no Democrat ever again appearing live on camera. Still pictures only, questions sent by text or e-mail, and will be answered the same way. Next we will see an AI, Max Headroom II acting as a spokesman for a candidate, passing on answers in a friendly, trustworthy manner. This lays the groundwork for the first AI candidate for public office. The new candidate, Max Headroom III will never have a problem with "tells" giving away the game to suspicious voters. MH3 will of course be a proxy for a real person. MH4 will be smart enough to dupe even the person he's supposed to be fronting for.
May you live in interesting times.
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Or a hacker will write a program that will take control of it, then all democrats will be telling the truth and the republicans will be lieing.
The possibilities for hackers boggle the mind, many of them promising to be exceptionally entertaining.
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