Molecule View
Smart Head Band Design
2023 / Industrial Design&Speculative Design / Personal Project / Designed by Tieyi_Hu
Molecule View is based on a fictional company called Molecule. Molecule is a future AI technology giant. The headsets it makes can provide users with powerful AI services and are indispensable in future life. But at the same time, they are also using devices to collect all the information around users and train their AI based on big models to maintain their leading position in the AI market. The purpose of this project is to explore the relationship and conflict between the rapid development of technology, especially big data, AI, etc., and ensuring user privacy.
Molecule View 是基于一个虚构的公司Molecule而设计。Molecule公司是未来的一个AI科技巨头，制造的头显可以向用户提供强大的AI服务，在未来的生活中不可或缺。但同时，他们也在利用设备收集用户周边的一切信息，训练其基于大模型的AI，以保持其在AI领域的领先地位。本项目旨在探讨科技特别是大数据，AI等的快速发展与保证用户隐私之间的关系与冲突。
With advancing technology, convenience in daily life has soared, but at the cost of relinquishing privacy rights. From letters to streaming platforms, people willingly share more aspects of their lives online, empowering a handful of companies with unprecedented insights. The rise of AI supermodels amplifies data collection, potentially transforming it into an indispensable infrastructure. However, this progress fuels concerns about privacy infringement. The fictional brand "Molecule" epitomizes this trend, dominating the market with its "Molecule View" devices, fueled by extensive user data.
随着技术的不断进步，人们日常生活的便利性大大提高，但却以放弃隐私权为代价。从书信到流媒体平台，人们愿意在网上分享更多生活方面的信息，从而赋予少数公司前所未有的权利。AI超级模型的崛起加剧了数据收集，可能将其转变为不可或缺的基础设施。然而，这一进步引发了对隐私侵犯的担忧。虚构品牌Molecule充分体现了这一趋势，以其Molecule View头戴式设备在市场上占据主导地位，其动力源自广泛的用户数据。
Molecule's logo design is relatively simple. The design is a combination of M and AI to represent its core business. At the same time, the middle connection has a certain organic feel, which echoes the name of the company.
Molecule 公司的标识设计较为简约，设计为一个M和AI的结合，代表其核心业务，同时，中间连接具有一定的有机感，与公司的名字呼应。
The Molecule View adopts a design form of a headband, predominantly in white color. Plastic combined with glass creates a lightweight yet elegant appearance [Pic-1&2&3]. Its outer side features a series of sensors, with the most prominent being the four fisheye lenses placed around it, allowing observation of the user's surroundings [Pic-4&5&6]. Additionally, there are microphones, Lidar, and other sensors concealed under perforations or white panels. On the inner side, there are five electroencephalogram (EEG) sensors, enabling feedback based on the user's thoughts [Pic-7&8]. The middle part of the Molecule View has an adjustable headband, while the back is wrapped in fabric to ensure comfort and personalized wearing [Pic-9&10].
Molecule View 采用了头环的设计形式，整体以白色为主，塑料配合玻璃形成了轻量化而有优雅的外观。其外侧包含了一系列的传感器，最主要的是四周的四颗鱼眼镜头，可以观察用户周围的景象。同时还有麦克风，Lidar等一系列传感器隐藏在开孔或者白色饰板下。其内侧前方有5个脑电波（EEG）传感器电极，可以根据用户的想法做出反馈。Molecule View的中间具有可以调节的头带，后面具有布料包裹的头枕以保证舒适和个性化的佩戴。
To address the privacy challenges posed by such new devices, authorities require that the extent of information collection by the devices must be indicated to people in the vicinity through lighting. Red indicates the highest level, signifying the collection of all information, including video. Of course, as the collection level increases, the services the device can provide become more abundant, so this does not prevent everyone on the street from having a red light flashing above their heads.
为了应对这一类新设备带来的隐私挑战，当局要求必须以灯光的方式向周围人标明设备的信息收集程度。红色为最高等级，表明收集了包括视频在内的一切信息。当然，由于收集程度越高，设备所能提供的服务越丰富，所以这并不能阻止街上的人们每个人头顶都闪烁着红光。
In conjunction with the headsets, there is also a series of base stations placed in various corners of the city. These base stations utilize millimeter wave technology to receive information collected by the headsets and upload it to the Molecule servers, providing real-time AI feedback to people. Of course, this information is also utilized by Molecule to improve their AI. A typical base station consists of multiple machines facing different directions [Pic-1], each machine being a standalone operational unit [Pic-2]. Inside each machine are numerous modular receiving antennas to ensure signal bandwidth and quality [Pic-3].
配合头显使用的还有一系列基站，这些基站放置在城市的各个角落，它们使用毫米波技术，接收头显收集到的信息，上传到Molecule服务器，以为人们提供实时的AI反馈，当然，这些信息也被Molecule用于改进他们的AI。一个基站一般由多台朝向各个方向的机器组成，每个机器是一个单独工作的单元，机器内部有大量的模块化接收天线，以保证信号的带宽和质量。
