The computer has 5 senses as people are about to come true

According to an IBM announcement, the next five years, users will be able to see computers that can smell, hear, taste, and even see a picture that can explain meaning.

IBM recently announced its five predictions about the technology trend over the next five years it calls it the era of cognitive systems. Accordingly, machines will learn, adapt, feel and begin to experience the world in real space. Specifically, the computer will be able to imitate the human senses of looking, smelling, touching, tasting, hearing - in their own way.

Mr. Vo Tan Long, General Director of IBM Vietnam, pointed out that the nature of these innovations is not to make computers more and more like people but to help people better understand and achieve higher productivity and Better thinking than non-thinking machines. For example, computers can smell to help identify emissions concentrations, concentrations of substances in the soil . to help people make solutions faster and more timely.

Also according to Mr. Long, this announcement by IBM is based on the research of scientists, new technologies from IBM's R&D and R&D offices around the world and the completion of a 5-year deadline. All is not far away. In fact, efforts to bring the human brain to the computer have achieved positive results, as in 1997, Deep Blue computer won Kasparov chess prodigy. Then, in 2011, Watson's computer won two US champions in Jeopardy (television knowledge game similar to Who is a millionaire or Arena 100).

With the possibilities that future computers can do, IBM draws a perspective on how life will change through the five "senses" as follows:

Touch and touch objects through the phone screen

Users can use the smartphone to shop for wedding dresses. They can feel the satin or silk material, or the veil on the hooded chiffon, all completely through the surface of the phone screen . In the next five years, many industries like the industry Retail, will change thanks to the ability to 'touch' a product on mobile devices.

In fact, applications for retail, health and many other industries are being developed by IBM based on infrared tactile touch technology, which is sensitive to pressure to simulate this 'touch' activity.

Look and understand

In the future, human brain-like functions will allow computers to analyze features such as color, pattern or contour and give information.

These capabilities will help the health sector exploit huge volumes of data on magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, X-rays and ultrasound to capture information associated with an anatomical or disease problem. Certain learning that can be with the naked eye, it is difficult to see or see, or to require careful measurement. Based on the image, the systems will be able to see and distinguish healthy cells from diseased cells and compare them with patient's medical records. At that time, these "look" systems will help doctors detect health problems with much higher speed and accuracy.

Listen to conjecture, better forecast

Through smart sensor devices, the computer can analyze audio components such as sound pressure, vibrations and sound waves at different frequencies. Thereby, it will explain the input information and predict when a tree will fall in a forest or when a landslide will occur. Fathers and mothers will also enjoy being able to understand the 'language of babies' .

Currently, IBM scientists are beginning to collect underwater noises in Galway Bay, Ireland, to learn about the sounds and vibrations of water-based conversation phones, as well as images. Enjoy the marine life.

Tasting - the taste sensor of a computer helps people eat smarter

Computers will be able to use algorithms to accurately determine the chemical structure of food and why people often prefer certain food tastes. These algorithms will examine how chemicals interact with each other, the molecular complexity of their combination of flavors and their fiber structure, and then use this information, along with tissues. Feelings to predict the taste appeal of different flavors.

This helps chefs create more delicious and attractive recipes, while ensuring health benefits. For people with special dietary needs, like people with diabetes, computers can offer foods that help control their blood sugar levels, but still satisfy 'gourmet mouths'. .

Smell for identification

Tiny sensors in your computer or mobile phone can detect you have a cold or other illnesses. By analyzing odors, biological manifestations and thousands of molecules in the breath of a person, doctors will help diagnose and monitor the onset of diseases such as liver and kidney failure, asthma. asthma, diabetes or epilepsy when it is possible to distinguish which smells are normal and which ones are abnormal. In agriculture, computer systems can be used to 'smell' or analyze soil conditions for crops. In urban environments, this technology will be used to monitor migration, sanitation and pollution issues - helping city agencies detect potential problems before they become lost. control.

Currently, IBM scientists are collecting conditions and gases in the environment to preserve artwork.