Molecule View
Molecule View is based on a fictional company called Molecule. Molecule is a future AI technology giant. The headsets it makes can provide users with powerful AI services and are indispensable in future life. But at the same time, they are also using devices to collect all the information around users and train their AI based on big models to maintain their leading position in the AI market. The purpose of this project is to explore the relationship and conflict between the rapid development of technology, especially big data, AI, etc., and ensuring user privacy.
With advancing technology, convenience in daily life has soared, but at the cost of relinquishing privacy rights. From letters to streaming platforms, people willingly share more aspects of their lives online, empowering a handful of companies with unprecedented insights. The rise of AI supermodels amplifies data collection, potentially transforming it into an indispensable infrastructure. However, this progress fuels concerns about privacy infringement. The fictional brand "Molecule" epitomizes this trend, dominating the market with its "Molecule View" devices, fueled by extensive user data.
Molecule's logo design is relatively simple. The design is a combination of M and AI to represent its core business. At the same time, the middle connection has a certain organic feel, which echoes the name of the company.
The Molecule View adopts a design form of a headband, predominantly in white color. Plastic combined with glass creates a lightweight yet elegant appearance [Pic-1&2&3]. Its outer side features a series of sensors, with the most prominent being the four fisheye lenses placed around it, allowing observation of the user's surroundings [Pic-4&5&6]. Additionally, there are microphones, Lidar, and other sensors concealed under perforations or white panels. On the inner side, there are five electroencephalogram (EEG) sensors, enabling feedback based on the user's thoughts [Pic-7&8]. The middle part of the Molecule View has an adjustable headband, while the back is wrapped in fabric to ensure comfort and personalized wearing [Pic-9&10].
To address the privacy challenges posed by such new devices, authorities require that the extent of information collection by the devices must be indicated to people in the vicinity through lighting. Red indicates the highest level, signifying the collection of all information, including video. Of course, as the collection level increases, the services the device can provide become more abundant, so this does not prevent everyone on the street from having a red light flashing above their heads.
In conjunction with the headsets, there is also a series of base stations placed in various corners of the city. These base stations utilize millimeter wave technology to receive information collected by the headsets and upload it to the Molecule servers, providing real-time AI feedback to people. Of course, this information is also utilized by Molecule to improve their AI. A typical base station consists of multiple machines facing different directions [Pic-1], each machine being a standalone operational unit [Pic-2]. Inside each machine are numerous modular receiving antennas to ensure signal bandwidth and quality [Pic-3].
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