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Attention Correction Feature in iOS 13 Beta Enables Appearance of Eye Contact During FaceTime Calls [Updated]
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If you consider a phone obsolete because it can't adjust the location of your pupils in a video call, then yes.
Also you have to want to use tons of CPU and drain your battery doing so.
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"so maybe the software algorithms require the more advanced processing power of Apple's latest devices"
What a joke. iPhone 10 or XR could easily do this.
What a joke. iPhone 10 or XR could easily do this.
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If you move your head or eyes around, does it keep adjusting the pupils so it looks like you're maintaining focus? Might look odd.
I've never turned FaceTime on.. what is it actually for?? Honest question! It's not like you can see the person while having the phone to your ear anyway... (Maybe I'm old - I know kids use it to goof around).
When avatars bridge the uncanny valley, then you can make your own face that is indistinguishable from a real one. They are already half way there with the animojis.
Pretty slick! I remember for years the idea to fix this “problem” on Macs and any device really was going to be putting a camera imbedded behind the display panel where people’s eyes naturally look, but that has all kinds of technical issues (although I do believe it’s been done?)
This is a much simpler fix that I’m all for. It’s a little creepy, I’ll admit, but in western culture it’s very important to look someone in the eyes when talking and I think this goes a long way to making video calls more natural.
I wonder if there’s a way to disable it, plus I wonder if it’ll be on by default in other countries where eye contact is considered to be more an aggressive action?
This is a much simpler fix that I’m all for. It’s a little creepy, I’ll admit, but in western culture it’s very important to look someone in the eyes when talking and I think this goes a long way to making video calls more natural.
I wonder if there’s a way to disable it, plus I wonder if it’ll be on by default in other countries where eye contact is considered to be more an aggressive action?
Imagine a small kid FaceTiming with dad.
“Mummy, why is daddy looking at my invisible friend instead of me?”
“Doesn’t daddy love me?”
“Am I adopted?”
etc.
He grows up to be insecure MacRumors forum member.
The point is seeing the person. You aren't supposed to put it to your ear when it's on. It puts it on speakerphone so you can hear, or you can use headphones.
Funny, the earphone on iPhones is really quiet. I can never hear the other person, so I always use speakerphone or headphones.
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Except an AI can still tell the difference.
Certainly. There are some situations in which it can be quite helpful to be able to see quickly when the writer is careless or uneducated.
You would not believe the number of résumés littered with spelling errors that headhunters used to send me for quality assurance positions, as if attention to detail weren’t a requirement. Being able to see at a glance that two-thirds of the applicants were clearly unsuited was a great time-saver.
Nice idea... but if the camera is going to be moved behind the screen in the future (a little creepy) that won't be necessary.
Other than that, if not already done, I recommend reading 1984 and watching black mirror if you're into that kind of dystopia.
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The "following your face expression" part is already done on the animojis...
We already have to do that on most information that we process... on some we know that they are easy to fake so we don't trust them easily, like photos.
Other than that, if not already done, I recommend reading 1984 and watching black mirror if you're into that kind of dystopia.
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While this is based on machine learning it should mostly be a matter of computing power to expand the project into 3D. https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/
The "following your face expression" part is already done on the animojis...
OK, I have to admit it, you got me on that one
I would still argue that overall, spell check does more good than harm in improving communications although I have some very funny anecdotes where that was clearly not the case. Your point is well taken that in some circumstances those spelling and grammar errors could be useful clues for the recipient of the communications.
Apple engineers assume that all Mac users position their monitors so they are always looking directly at the bottom left corner of the screen. This is what happens when I work with application windows that filled a 15 inch MacBook Pro screen and later connect a 30 inch, 2560x1600 monitor. Furthermore, many disk image files keep opening in the bottom left areas of the screen by default. Many applications keep opening in the bottom left area of the screen no matter what I do. I first noticed these issues in 10.10 Yosemite and they continue to this day. I have never seen an operating system handle window positioning as stupidly as MacOS.
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What if looking at yourself is important? I mean... I know what they look like. But maybe I have a hair out of place... should really need to know these things so you can look your best. Hmm... maybe the image of us should be bigger so I can tell if I have something stuck in my teeth while I’m talking. This stuff is important.
Its all about that I want the OPTION to have it or not, or have it bigger!! Haha
Uhhh... not at all.
The photo says he’s looking at the screen, his eyes are pointing down. The other photo says he’s looking at the screen in iOS 13 beta 3, but his eyes are going straight.
Like it’s kinda obvious what they are trying to demonstrate. smh
FaceTime Attention Correction corrects what you’re looking at, so it doesn’t look like you’re looking at the screen.
An off-center camera will always do that, it doesn’t matter if the subject has changed angles or perspective, the user will always be looking away unless they look at the camera.
If you got the memo what FaceTime Attention Correction does, then you should easily make out what they’re trying to convey in the comparison. It’s not that hard.
