Accenture Technology Labs has produced a wonderful satire that every experienced computer programmer can savor. The satire is about how simple it will be for the company to combine lots of advanced technology into a device that makes intuitive, everyday kinds of decisions. The satire is in two parts, written and video. The text begins:
Supplementing the Human Memory
Bank
Using a speech recognition engine, two small microphones,
an inconspicuous camera and a scrolling audio buffer, the Personal Awareness
Assistant is always on, passively listening to what a user says. What catapults
the Assistant past a simple recording device is its ability to respond to
particular contexts and situations….
The text is accompanied by a nifty, brief, deadpan video about a prototype "Personal Awareness Assistant."