The document discusses speculating about a future home filled with smart objects that know a lot about their users, perhaps too much. It outlines an activity where participants will: 1) Brainstorm smart objects in their home and the inputs those objects could have about users. 2) Consider the main goals and ideologies those objects should follow. 3) Put the objects, inputs, and ideologies on the wall to generate questions about how life would change if people lived with such smart objects. The goal is to unpack how much smart objects should know about users and how exposed users want to be, as well as new conversations that might emerge between people and smart objects.

1. THE HOUSE THAT
KNOWS TOO MUCH
Simone Rebaudengo
@fishandchipsing
frog & ch-rb.net
THINGSCON WORKSHOP

2. IN ~90 MINUTES WE WILL SPECULATE ABOUT THE FUTURE HOME
FILLED OF THINGS THAT KNOW A LOT ABOUT US
…
MAYBE TOO MUCH

3. TINY INTRO+SOME RANTY CONTEXT+GET TO QUESTIONS+GO TO
BRUCES

4. HELLO!

5. I LIVE IN A FUTURE

6. OR THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE REALITY WHERE
QR CODES ARE USED EVERY DAY

8. BELIEVABLE PRODUCTS
for HYPOTETICAL NEAR-FUTURES

10. THIS IS WERE I ENJOY

11. AND I DIG DEEPER

12. SHORTCIRCUIT THESE FUTURES

13. HIDE THE FUTURE IN MUNDANE OBJECTS

14. AND FIGURE OUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN
https://vimeo.com/41361237

15. MIGHT BECOME A TOASTER ACTIVIST

16. TEACHER OF
ALGORHITMS
LOOK AT CONTEXTUAL IMPLICATIONS
https://vimeo.com/125768041

17. THAT MIGHT LEAD TO NEW “JOBS”

18. OR PRODUCTS

19. I LIKE MAKE THESE FUTURES “WORK”

20. GIVE IT A COOL NAME LIKE THE UNMASK!

21. GO AROUND AND MAKE PEOPLE
EXPERIENCE IT

22. AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME NASTY
COMMENTS…

23. IN ~90 MINUTES WE WILL SPECULATE ABOUT THE FUTURE HOME
FILLED OF THINGS THAT KNOW A LOT ABOUT US
…
MAYBE TOO MUCH

24. A/B Manifesto (2009), Dunne&Raby

25. TODAY WE’LL TRY TO FIND SOME GOOD QUESTIONS

26. HOUSE THAT KNEW WHAT????

27. THE FUTURE WHEN I WAS A KID

28. Ericsson, Social web of things (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5AuzQXBsG4

29. THE FLAMBOYANT BUT HIPPIE ROOMBA
THE SINGLE MICROWAVE
AND THE ASSHOLE UMBRELLA

30. WHY DOES MY HOUSE HATES MY EX TOO?

31. WE WILL LIVE WITH THESE OBJECTS…

33. Words of a middleman (2012), University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam
LISTENING

34. CHATTING

35. ASKING US TO DO WEIRD THINGS

36. SUBTLY OR LESS SUBTLY
THEY TAKE DECISIONS ON
OUR BEHALF
http://www.dattasaurabh.com/Final-Project-CIID-2014

37. NOT ONLY THIS “AUTONOMOUS”

38. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1614-1716)
DE ARTE COMBINATORIA

39. Joseph Weizenbaum (1923-2008)

41. THERE IS NO CLEAR RIGHT OR WRONG

43. http://mchrbn.net/ethical-autonomous-vehicles/

44. SIMPLE QUESTIONS ASWELL CAN BE HARD
https://vimeo.com/116183361

45. WE PLAYED WITH MECHANICAL TURKS
http://ch-rb.net/ethical-things/

46. AS DECISION MAKERS FOR OBJECTS…

48. WHAT ABOUT MY COFFE MACHINE?

49. — Step 1 /Initial Brainstorming (10mins)
— Make groups
— Pick a room, think about what objects are in there
— Pick One/two object that might be interesting to play with later

50. BUT LET’S UNPACK THIS A LITTLE…

51. WE ASSUME THAT THINGS ARE “SMART”
AND HAVE “BEST” INFORMATION

54. WHAT IF MY COFFE MACHINE KNOWS ABOUT MY STRESS LEVEL?
COFFEE PRICES
MY ACCOUNT
PRODUCERS STRIKES
MY WORK SCHEDULE
FLOODS IN BRAZIL
MY COMPANY PROFIT
GARTNER HYPE CURVE

55. near
far

56. futurepresent

57. THINGS MIGHT KNOW TOO MUCH OR TOO
LITTLE TO TAKE A NEUTRAL STANCE
SHOULD I GIVE
HIM A COFFEE?

60. WHAT IF MY COFFE MACHINE IS PROFIT BASED?
PRODUCTIVITY DRIVEN
ITALIAN
VEGAN
JEWISH
PERSONAL HEALTH DRIVEN
PUBLIC HEALTH DRIVEN

62. actinterpretsense
stimuli data information
context

63. IF IT’S EASIER THINK OF IT AS A
PERSONALITY…BUT…THAT’S NOT
IT…

64. — Step 2 / What do objects know about us? (15mins)
— Let’s look at what inputs the objects you choose might have about us
# Play with different scales from near us to global
# Don’t think about today only but also future

65. — Step 3 / What is their main motive? (15mins)
— What are the main goals and ideology that your object should follow
# Think first about things related to the object
# Think about where society you imagine and the value that it would push

66. near
far

67. futurepresent

69. — Step 4 / Speculations! (20mins)
— Let’s put our objects, inputs and ideologies on the wall
— It can be yours, it can related to the type pf object it could be just random
— Find 3 big questions that you feel might have some strong implications in
the daily life of someone
— Let’s discuss on how life would change in this scenario

70. objects data ideology questions
?
?
?

72. HOW MUCH DO WE WANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT US?
HOW EXPOSED DO WE WANT TO BE TO THIS AS USERS?
WHAT NEW CONVERSATIONS MIGH EMERGE WITH THESE OBJECTS?

73. I HOPE THAT FROM TODAY WE WILL ALL USE THE SMART IN A DIFFERENT WAY…

74. THANKS!
@fishandchipsing
simonerebaudengo.com
ch-rb.net