Now there's a dream come true.
From the Daily Mail, November 14:
- Themis emits loud and irritating noises when it detects offensive language used
The lamp-sized device is currently being trialled in classrooms and universities
The trigger warning detector was unveiled by Zinah Issa at Dubai Design Week
A new trigger-warning detector which sound alarms when it detects offensive speech has been unveiled at Dubai Design Week.
The Themis is a lamp-sized device intended to 'moderate' debate in classrooms and universities and 'manifest political correctness' into a product.
The small device could even be used to police language at dinner parties and family gatherings and its developers have said it hopes that Themis will encourage 'self-critique'.
Zinah Issa, who unveiled the device in Dubai, told The Telegraph: 'Through the use of speech recognition and sound sensors we were able to program Themis to detect offensive terms - racial slurs, offensive jokes - through the microphone.
'Extremely bothersome alarms last approximately two minutes, after which Themis turns off, allowing an open, understanding discussion among people on the possible trigger matter and the potential reasons behind Themis's activation'....
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Interestingly, Themis Trading's blog has been silent since September.
Joe, Sal are you now woke? No more cussing in the dark pools?
See also: Demolition Man
