Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has compared Microsoft’s new AI-powered feature, “Recall,” on its latest line of Windows PCs, to a fictional technology seen in the British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror.
This feature, part of Microsoft’s “Copilot+ PCs,” initiative, meticulously logs user activity, including everything displayed on the screen.
This is a Black Mirror episode.
Definitely turning this “feature” off. https://t.co/bx1KLqLf67
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2024
In a recent blog post, Microsoft’s Executive Vice President and Consumer Chief Marketing Officer, Yusuf Mehdi, introduced Recall as a solution to a common frustration: locating previously viewed content on PCs. He described Recall as giving a computer “photographic memory.” The AI periodically takes screenshots of user interactions, effectively recording actions on the computer.
“Copilot+ PCs organize information like we do – based on relationships and associations unique to each of our individual experiences,”
Mehdi stated.
This organization, according to him, assists users in recalling forgotten items quickly and intuitively, using cues from memory.
In a demo video, Microsoft showcased how Recall enables users to navigate a visual timeline to locate content from any application, website, or document they have previously viewed. The feature reportedly uses snapshots for object recognition to provide suggested actions based on recognized objects in past content.
Users can manage privacy by deleting individual snapshots, adjusting time ranges, pausing recording, or filtering specific apps or websites from being indexed. This functionality aims to balance the feature’s benefits with users’ privacy concerns.
Musk’s comparison to Black Mirror specifically references the TV series’ third and final episode titled “The Entire History of You.” In this episode, characters possess the ability to rewind their memories and project them onto a screen, much like how Recall allows users to revisit their digital activities.
This comparison highlights the potential implications of Recall’s capabilities and underscores the ongoing debate about the balance between technological advancements and privacy concerns.
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