We think of the five senses as exclusive to living things
Processing sights and sounds requires eyes, ears and, most important,
a brain—right? But what if your hardware shared your senses?
In the era of cognitive computing, systems learn instead of passively relying on programming. As a result, emerging technologies will continue to push the boundaries of human limitations to enhance and augment our senses with machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced speech recognition and more. No need to call for Superman when we have real super senses at hand.
This year IBM presents The 5 in 5 in five sensory categories, through innovations that will touch our lives and see us into the future.
From IBM's Chief Innovation Officer
Read what he says about The 5 in 5
In the era of cognitive computing, systems learn instead of passively relying on programming. As a result, emerging technologies will continue to push the boundaries of human limitations to enhance and augment our senses with machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced speech recognition and more. No need to call for Superman when we have real super senses at hand.
This year IBM presents The 5 in 5 in five sensory categories, through innovations that will touch our lives and see us into the future.
From IBM's Chief Innovation Officer
Read what he says about The 5 in 5
Touch: You will be able to touch through your phone
In the 1970s, when a telephone company encouraged us to "reach out
and touch someone," it had no idea that a few decades later that could
be more than a metaphor. Infrared and haptic technologies will enable a
smart phone's touchscreen technology and vibration capabilities to
simulate the physical sensation of touching something. So you could
experience the silkiness of that catalog's Egyptian cotton sheets
instead of just relying on some copywriter to convince you.
Hearing: Computers will hear what matters
Before the tree fell in the forest, did anyone hear it? Sensors that
pick up sound patterns and frequency changes will be able to predict
weakness in a bridge before it buckles, the deeper meaning of your
baby's cry or, yes, a tree breaking down internally before it falls. By
analyzing verbal traits and including multi-sensory information, machine
hearing and speech recognition could even be sensitive enough to
advance dialogue across languages and cultures.
Taste: Digital taste buds will help you eat smarter
The challenge of providing food—whether it's for impoverished
populations, people on restricted diets or picky kids—is in finding a
way to meet both nutritional needs and personal preferences. In the
works: a way to compute "perfect" meals using an algorithmic recipe of
favorite flavors and optimal nutrition. No more need for substitute
foods when you can have a personalized menu that satisfies both the
calorie count and the palate.
Smell: Computers will have a sense of smell
When you call a friend to say how you're doing, your phone will know
on the full story. Soon, sensors will detect and distinguish odors: a
chemical, a biomarker, even molecules in the breath that affect personal
health. The same smell technology, combined with deep learning systems,
could troubleshoot operating-room hygiene, crops' soil conditions or a
city's sanitation system before the human nose knows there's a problem.
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