{"id":13345,"date":"2024-02-15T14:37:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T13:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/15\/i-tried-out-an-apple-vision-pro-it-frightened-me-arwa-mahdawi\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T14:37:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T13:37:18","slug":"i-tried-out-an-apple-vision-pro-it-frightened-me-arwa-mahdawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/15\/i-tried-out-an-apple-vision-pro-it-frightened-me-arwa-mahdawi\/","title":{"rendered":"I tried out an Apple Vision Pro. It frightened me | Arwa Mahdawi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new \u2018mixed-reality\u2019 headset gave me a glimpse of the future \u2013 and I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s a future we should want<\/p>\n<p>If you ever worry that technology might be getting a little too intelligent and robots are poised to take over the world, I have a quick and easy way to deflate those fears: call up a company and try to ask them a simple question. You will be put through to an automated voice system and spend the next 10 minutes yelling NO, I DIDN\u2019T SAY THAT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN \u2018YOU DIDN\u2019T QUITE CATCH THAT?\u2019 I DON\u2019T WANT ANY OF THOSE OPTIONS! PUT ME THROUGH TO A HUMAN, GODDAMMIT!<\/p>\n<p>That was certainly my experience calling up Apple and trying to reconfirm my Vision Pro demo, which had been abruptly cancelled due to snow. But if my phone experience felt ancient, the Apple Vision Pro headset itself felt like a startling glimpse of the future. As it should: the thing costs $3,499.<\/p>\n<p>Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian US columnist<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/letters\">letters<\/a> section, please <a href=\"mailto:mailto:guardian.letters@theguardian.com?body=Please%20include%20your%20name,%20full%20postal%20address%20and%20phone%20number%20underneath%20your%20letter.%20Letters%20are%20usually%20published%20with%20the%20author%E2%80%99s%20name%20and%20city\/town\/village.%20The%20rest%20of%20the%20information%20is%20for%20verification%20only%20and%20to%20contact%20you%20if%20your%20letter%20is%20used.\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2024\/feb\/15\/i-tried-out-an-apple-vision-pro-it-frightened-me\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6f3bae5c8e6d4d10981394f1372109bac19a5a85\/0_367_5500_3300\/master\/5500.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=10f82990ad41a8c14da1be18ff2cd867\" title=\"I tried out an Apple Vision Pro. It frightened me | Arwa Mahdawi\" \/>The new \u2018mixed-reality\u2019 headset gave me a glimpse of the future \u2013 and I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s a future we should want<br \/>\nIf you ever worry that technology might be getting a little too intelligent and robots are poised to take over the world, I have a quick and easy way to deflate those fears: call up a company and try to ask them a simple question. You will be put through to an automated voice system and spend the next 10 minutes yelling NO, I DIDN\u2019T SAY THAT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN \u2018YOU DIDN\u2019T QUITE CATCH THAT?\u2019 I DON\u2019T WANT ANY OF THOSE OPTIONS! PUT ME THROUGH TO A HUMAN, GODDAMMIT!<br \/>\nThat was certainly my experience calling up Apple and trying to reconfirm my Vision Pro demo, which had been abruptly cancelled due to snow. But if my phone experience felt ancient, the Apple Vision Pro headset itself felt like a startling glimpse of the future. As it should: the thing costs $3,499.<br \/>\nArwa Mahdawi is a Guardian US columnist<br \/>\nDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new \u2018mixed-reality\u2019 headset gave me a glimpse of the future \u2013 and I\u2019m not sure it\u2019s a future we should want If you ever worry that technology might be getting a little too intelligent and robots are poised to take over the world, I have a quick and easy way to deflate those fears: &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/15\/i-tried-out-an-apple-vision-pro-it-frightened-me-arwa-mahdawi\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">I tried out an Apple Vision Pro. 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