asmarterplanet.com Video featuring, from IBM Mike Wing, Andy Stanford-Clark and John Tolva. Over the past century but accelerating over the past couple of decades, we have seen the emergence of a kind of global data field. The planet itself – natural systems, human systems, physical objects – have always generated an enormous amount of data, but we didnt used to be able to hear it, to see it, to capture it. Now we can because all of this stuff is now instrumented. And its all interconnected, so now we can actually have access to it. So, in effect, the planet has grown a central nervous system. Look at that complex set of relationships among all of these complex systems. If we can actually begin to see the patterns in the data, then we have a much better chance of getting our arms around this. Thats where societies become more efficient, thats where more innovation is sparked. When we talk about a smarter planet, you can say that it has two dimensions. One is to be more efficient, be less destructive, to connect different aspects of life which do affect each other in more conscience and deliberate and intelligent ways. But the other is also to generate fundamentally new insights, new activity, new forms of social relations. So you could look at the planet as an information, creation and transmission system, and the universe was hearing its information but we werent. But increasingly now we can, early days, baby steps days, but we can actually begin to hear the planet …
Very good!!
Very interesting video :)
Loved it.
Que falta faz um diretor de arte…
Skynet?
here we go, IBM
FUCK FANCE AND ITS FACE OFF
Stunning…what strange things the near future hold–and what of humankind? Shall they think or will consideration of the past, present, and future be the labor of devices that will do our bidding, but not attribute feeling. Perhaps an approximation of feeling, but nothing organic. Nevertheless, stunning and intriguing. Five stars assuredly.
Cool and scary at the same time
Wow. Very interesting.
Don’t be impressed. This is where they are wanting to control how much power you use, what temperature your house is, etc.
These “minutes-to-arrive”-displays are also installed in austria and several other countries. But they aren’t really accurate, are they? You’ll be able to see the amount of meters, the next bus is away. Or you’ll be able to actually see it on a map.
Plus the planet’s not saying anything. We are. The “planet” is just plain dumb.
You know what would be reeeaaallly smart? A functional speech recognition and processing like in Star Trek; IBM: You’ve got something to do!
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This was interesting and fun, but I get the feeling this kind of networking will be more useful for work addicts than it will be for people who like to just live day to day and enjoy life. I was more convinced of that notion when I saw the video was made by IBM.
Great video, I really like the imagery used in it. Good work!
Very nice work, smart and poetic. Is there any chance having it translated in French ? Need a hand for that ?
RWW France
fantastic editing…. brilliant
Insightful ideas, presented creatively, but missing the human touch. Knowledge, networks, information is about people creating, sharing, informing, making the world a better place.
In the first place, growing a “nervous system” does not imply brewing inteligence. Also the “network” shown in this video much more tightly resembles sponge’s nervous system than, say, an insect’s one. Finally, most of the ‘foreseen’ capabilities are already achieved today without buzzwords ( as noted by ricardoferrer1983). Smells like ads…
“Expect to be told when the bus will arrive”? They’ve obviously never been to Germany
This video does *not* explain “The Internet of Things”. All it does is offer a thinly disguised advertisement for the great things IBM purports to be able to do.
Come on, there is more to the world than being “smart” the IBM way. There are love, emotion, the lot. You know, IBM wants all of us to be “smart” but people love to be just plain silly. Wake up, IBM!
Love it.
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Eye-opening and well presented. Great work!
I love the video but like to mention: There was a time when humans did not need devices “to hear the planet talking to us”
great!