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A Look Into the Future -- and Sometimes It Ain't Pretty

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A new technology is allowing people a glimpse into the future, and it often isn't pretty.

Accenture Technology Labs is developing a digital device called the "persuasive mirror" that can show what your bad habits will do to your face over time.

A user answers questions about lifestyle, uploads a digital photo and hopes for the best as the mirror digitally ages the person six months down the road.

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alysiak's picture

Scary visions

Good Morning America ran a piece on this technology this morning and it remains to be seen how many people will 1) try it, and 2) do anything about what they see. Natural aging is one thing. A glance into the future face of an aging smoker was scary. My husband is a chain smoker and constantly complaining about dry hair and cracking nails. I don't know if quitting now and at his age would make much of a difference, but I imagine the conditions couldn't get any worse. He has a handsome face; I wonder if a glimpse into his future would have much of an impact.
     


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