Yonatan Zunger (zunger) wrote,
Yonatan Zunger
zunger

Miscellanea

From Anders Sandberg's blog, warning signs for tomorrow. I can think of a couple of places I'd like to post the "Group Intellect" warning; "Existential Threat" may have to turn into an icon. I may have to sit down and come up with some other useful warning signs. ("Beware of Golem!")

From Slashdot, an article suggesting that call centers may be using emotion detection software to tell when customers are annoyed. I'm not really sure what they're doing with this; if they already have a human on-line, humans are much better at detecting annoyance than machines are. If they're using it to identify "this person is getting pissed, move them up in the voicemail queue," that seems like one of the worst perverse incentives I've seen in a while. It makes me think of Crowley's antics from Good Omens.
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gaaneden

October 20 2006, 20:43:53 UTC 9 years ago

I am SO making some new icons. I really like "Chaotic System"

merovingian

October 20 2006, 21:02:39 UTC 9 years ago

Your "Beware of Golem" sign idea makes me want to make warning signs for golems that read "Beware of Non-Golems."

zunger

October 20 2006, 21:12:01 UTC 9 years ago

"Turing Test required to pass beyond this point!"

merovingian

October 20 2006, 21:15:28 UTC 9 years ago

"Warning: Area Contains Challenging But Not Overwhelming Opponents Bearing Gold and Magic Items"

zunger

October 20 2006, 21:49:15 UTC 9 years ago

"You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike"

merovingian

October 20 2006, 21:50:23 UTC 9 years ago

"Entering FDR Zone: Beware of Fear Itself"

troglodyteking

October 20 2006, 22:24:53 UTC 9 years ago

Wow, that is great.

merovingian

October 20 2006, 23:46:25 UTC 9 years ago

Thanks!

fullandbye

October 20 2006, 21:56:53 UTC 9 years ago

If the emotion detecting software does move you up the queue, then I need to learn how to cynically manipulate this software.

zunger

October 20 2006, 22:24:09 UTC 9 years ago

By being unhappy, of course. That's the perverse incentive. :)

fullandbye

October 20 2006, 23:31:48 UTC 9 years ago

It will take intense training to learn how to conceal my exuberant joy at being placed on hold.