10 Scary Advancements in AI

9. Kinect Is Also Probably Watching You Right Now

Sure, Microsoft’s Kinect might seem innocuous enough, even revolutionary by some standards. However, the first gaming device with the sole purpose of tracking body movement is capable of learning human motion to an astonishing degree. It was designed by the Computer Vision group at Microsoft Research, in Cambridge. It’s all fun and games now, but who knows where this will lead.