Oxford Scientists Automate Lip Reading - 50% Accurate

[nevets88]

I understand how this will be a great boon for the deaf, but the privacy implications are scary, all this assuming it works in the real world.

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Right now the system has limitations - it can only operate on full sentences of recorded video. "We want to get it to work in real time," says Joon Son Chung. "As it keeps watching TV, it will learn." And he says getting the system to work live is a lesser challenge than improving its accuracy.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39298199

[saevel25]

Every one is carrying around a video camera and photo camera all the time. Depending on the app, a tape recorder. How much privacy do we have right now in public. 

As long as there are warrant requirement for law enforcement I count this as wiretapping from a legal standpoint. 

It's trickier for public use.