It’s probably best to avoid sleeping in the same room as a smart device, or anything with sensors, an operating system, and also a speaker.
I think it’s best tested! Just direct a webcam/microphone on the phone with recording left on (if cable is long enough, computer may even be located in another room).
I think this is the right frame of mind, and might even deter technology being used in this way if enough people do it due to the risk of it getting leaked at some point from the agency/hacker failing to perform a basic check for unusual activity or unusual devices they didn’t expect.
An analog tape recorder would be much better, but still, the thing that makes this substantially positive EV is protecting the AI safety community, and there aren’t enough people in the AI safety community for it to be worthwhile to deter intelligence agencies in this way. I might be wrong about this if you think of something better, but right now it seems like keeping it simple and minimizing unnecessary IoT exposure is the best bet. Just buy a clock!
I think it’s best tested! Just direct a webcam/microphone on the phone with recording left on (if cable is long enough, computer may even be located in another room).
I think this is the right frame of mind, and might even deter technology being used in this way if enough people do it due to the risk of it getting leaked at some point from the agency/hacker failing to perform a basic check for unusual activity or unusual devices they didn’t expect.
An analog tape recorder would be much better, but still, the thing that makes this substantially positive EV is protecting the AI safety community, and there aren’t enough people in the AI safety community for it to be worthwhile to deter intelligence agencies in this way. I might be wrong about this if you think of something better, but right now it seems like keeping it simple and minimizing unnecessary IoT exposure is the best bet. Just buy a clock!