Editor's Note: The author Angus Hervey is a writer, technologist and science communicator who is the co-founder of Future Crunch, an information platform dedicated to the future of science and technology.
The “Internet of Things†is a term familiar to people in modern society, and it has already occupied the highest point of the technology maturity curve. According to relevant data, by 2020, the number of IoT connected devices is expected to reach 25 billion to 50 billion units (depending on your data source).
This is really an exciting prospect. In the world we live in, anything can be connected to the Internet and other items for data exchange. The world will become more convenient, simpler and more in line with our needs. But at the same time, this prospect is also worrying. Surveillance is everywhere, and personal privacy is no longer guaranteed. Instead, it becomes a privilege that requires you to fight for it. Data leaks, home systems being implanted in the back door, and vehicles being hacked may become a reality.
The term “Internet of Things†itself is prone to misunderstandings, and even discussing this phenomenon alone is extremely misleading.
It is very difficult to understand this concept correctly, because every time we use the absurd words of the “Internet of Thingsâ€, we have an understanding of the concept. Of course, we need to give it a name, which is inevitable. But in this way, the name is not only naive, but also misleading. Things? No, what we really talk about is the ubiquitous connection between any thing, not just inanimate objects, but also services, interactive devices, sensors, and ultimately our own.
When we think about the Internet of Things (yes, I still use this damn word), we should consider the big environment in which it is located – technology is booming around the world today. We are witnessing the once-in-a-century technological revolution taking place in multiple industries, from the energy and transportation industries to the manufacturing, financial and healthcare industries. This is the result of the inevitable development of science and technology. It is exciting that this will also bring people together.
Hardware is in development
"This is the popularity of the world's objects, the simplification of the production process."
The Internet of Things is a bigger revolution, and you might call it the hardware revolution. As John Bruner points out, as the Internet pushed information to everyone 20 years ago and made human communication easier, the revolution connected the world of objects to each of us in the same way. This is the popularity of the world's objects, simplifying the production process and shifting the means of production from large-scale production organizations of the 20th century style to smaller and more dispersed enterprises and individuals.
Bruner said that this is largely due to the continuous development of software, because the development of software has helped us solve the problems encountered in the past in the use of hardware. Not long ago, those 3D modeling software were only used in large enterprises. Recently, they have been called the small business. Now, with network connection and a computer, you can use these powerful Software. Of course, it's not just the popularity of software, but also the popularity of free tutorials and videos on a wide range of software operations.
“This has also changed our previous view of how goods are manufactured.â€
It's not just about expensive computers or cheap and ubiquitous DIY. This has also changed our previous view of the way goods are manufactured. Most of the manufacturing industry in the 20th century was in the hands of large companies that could achieve large-scale production, even though this phenomenon still exists in many parts of the world. In this era of innovation, technologies such as additive manufacturing have created a new type of enterprise: high operational efficiency, strong sense of cooperation, and rapid response to manufacturing capabilities. The development of hardware has become more agile; the product has been put into testing and distribution smaller and faster. This is not only for the electronics industry, but also for all industries that produce physical products.
On the other hand, manufacturers are also innovating, which indicates that hardware innovation tends to be high-end, cutting-edge and favored by amateurs and entrepreneurs. The Internet of Things is in the middle of a large manufacturing and manufacturing movement. This is not only due to the improvement of our hardware manufacturing power, but also the excellent jump development of communication technology performance.
Technology has been moving forward. For example, just a few weeks ago, a company called Rockchip made significant improvements to WiFi technology and developed a chip that combines aa aggregate memory and WiFi systems, reducing power consumption compared to traditional products. %. In practice, this means that we now have the ability to create a cheap WiFi-compatible device that can run for 35 years with an AAA battery. But so far this device has not yet been born. Although Bluetooth achieves this kind of energy saving, it is a backward technology compared to WiFi. WiFi has a wider application range and is the communication standard of most products. With the popularity of such technologies, manufacturers can use smaller batteries to help them produce the IoT products that people really need.
Reduced commonality, enhanced personality
Those companies are not stupid. They know that the Internet of Things era has arrived. They are struggling to join the trend because they are afraid of the company's impact and missed opportunities. Some of these companies, such as Google and Samsung, have established a foothold in this industry. However, most companies still have not found a foothold. One of the best known examples is the Apple Watch. This is mainly about design issues.
"The Internet of Things only plays its part when we create magical items."
In the technology industry, despite knowing that technology is evolving rapidly, it still tends to believe that the next wave of innovation will be similar to the previous one. We are looking at the innovations in personal computers and mobile phones, and then “identifying that we need a smaller/better screen in the next technological revolution.â€
But we don't need more screens. According to David Rose, a media lab instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the screen draws most of our attention, which is an urgent problem for the current social culture. In fact, we have reached the end of the screen technology. Rose said that the Internet of Things only works when we create magical items. For example, in the case of Bilbo Baggins' magic weapon, the needle, this sword has a dual role. The main purpose of the elf casting it is to kill the enemy, but when the Orc or Goblin approach, the sword will glow blue. . In other words, he called it "the magical thing." In Rose's words, the actual "needle" may be an umbrella that turns blue in the rain and snow. It is also a magical thing, but its magic is not from the elves. It comes from a combination of objects connected to the weather forecast service: LED lights, location tracking and the Internet.
The design of the Internet of Things also involves the attitude of merchants to the deployment of this new technology. They always forget that the industries around them are constantly changing, and that technology is difficult to develop in isolation. Take RFID as an example. This technology seems promising for large international shipping companies, because they can generate real-time digital maps on any product in their supply chain.
This is good news for the consumer electronics industry, isn't it? This means that the company will be more efficient and customers will have better control over the items they want to track.
The problem is that this thinking process ignores the fact that the emergence of additive manufacturing technology can greatly simplify the supply chain. Why bother to track your products around the world? After 10 years, you can take a schematic downloaded from an authorized supplier and print it out in your local electronics store 3D, and pick up the next day. This is the development direction of the consumer goods industry. If you are a logistics company, you have to think about what the Internet of Things can do in the last mile of delivery (the way the store is home), rather than thinking that you are the rest of the supply chain.
We need an IoT Bill of Rights
When discussing the Internet of Things, we all tend to focus on technology first, followed by the economic and social fields. But all of this involves an ethical issue that focuses on our outlook on life and how we do things. To understand this, you must first know that the Internet was created by geeks. For example, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, if you could get online, you should know the well-known Usenet discussion group that year. The discussion group was originally created for chess, but then the discussion topics revolved around software, pornography or some of the topics derived from Dungeons & Dragons or science fiction. I know this because I was in the discussion group. Although it may not be appropriate for an 8-year-old child to appear in that place, it is nothing.
Regardless of their topic, these early geek pioneers have an excellent cooperation program. They created the Internet on the principle of open access and mutual cooperation. They hope that the Internet can be a democratic tool to achieve equality for all. Of course, the government and companies are also strongly involved in this area, because they are very aware of the great value of information tracking. But in general, the original principles of Internet creation remain valid, as can be seen from the discussion about the neutrality of the Internet and whether broadband should be treated as an ordinary information carrier. This means that no one can post their information more quickly by paying a higher price. The reason is that once we grade the Internet, it will no longer be as open, free, and democratic as it used to be, and this is by no means the original vision of the Internet founders.
The Internet of Things also requires similar principles. The idea of ​​technical expert Limor Freid is: We need to create a minimum bill of rights. There is a voice that says openness is better than closure, which ensures portability between devices. We must ensure that the consumer, not the company, holds the data collected by the device, and that any device that collects public data (such as traffic flow or size) must share this data in the public domain. Users have the right to protect the privacy of their personal data and to delete or back up data collected by their own devices. At the same time, we also want to ensure that individuals can get a fair reward for the information they create, so that the benefits are not exploited by those who control the data center and most of the wealth (called “siren servers†by Jaron Lanier).
Of course, this also raises a variety of questions, such as "Where is the dividing line between public and private data?" For example, if I decide to go to Melbourne's Federation Square to meet my former partner, then should this information be Openly stored and my current partners can see it on public databases, or can I hide it as private information? These are all very important issues, and in the end we all have to answer these questions in some form. The highest decision-making level should seriously discuss this issue, but such topics are usually buried in those vague online forums or small interest groups.
So please ignore the so-called remarks that connect your phone to the fridge, or the smart spoons that monitor your eating speed. This is because a device that is loaded with sensors and networked does not mean that it really meets the needs of consumers. Those are just marketing gimmicks that distract us from the focus on those issues that matter. When our material world is interconnected by the Internet, then all use cases will be more interesting and more revolutionary.
Please start thinking about the Internet of Things from another angle. Make sure that you put the Internet of Things in a broader technical background and become a pioneer in the Internet of Things, participating in the establishment of new norms and new standards for IoT management. This is no longer a matter of sticking to the rules, but about innovation. Once we can abandon the stupid words of the Internet of Things, the world will change as a result.
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