Raw LLM Responses

Back in 2003 I went to school with a guy who did his bachelor thesis on a military project aimed at spying on conversations through laser read outs of the vibrations on glass windows. He said the project was successful, but I never personally saw it working. Now I am doing a master’s thesis in face recognition, and the more I got into it, the more I realized research in the area is not going away for three reasons in particular: 1. The math is really fun. Seriously, if you’ve got a logical mind, this subject tickles your fancy. 2. A substantial amount of researchers in machine learning justify working in the field in spite of the obvious creep factor by either saying its for “security” purposes, or by embracing the creepiness. Yup, lots of papers straight up spell out how it can be used for creepy purposes as a positive perspective. 3. There’s LOTS of money in it, specially now that it’s advanced enough to be comercializable. Banning it won’t do anything; all the software, all the knowledge, books, etc, it’s out there readily available in a few clicks if you’re only slightly good at programming. Also, since when has banning something resulted in getting rid of it, instead of just relegating it to the black market, where it’s unaffected by regulation?