Political divisions exist everywhere, but in a few months Americans will return to the polls to elect a president… and things are heating up. Instead of doing what everyone else does (you know, hopping on social media and trading insults), a software engineer known as PegorK on GitHub decided to create smahtSticker, an intelligent sticker that adapts to its surroundings and reflects local political trends to avoid potential conflicts.
Personally, I don't devote much time to politics, but I can't deny that some things fascinate me. One is everything related to vote counting, computer centers, and the technological profile. The other is the intensity that many Americans show when expressing their support or rejection of certain candidates, planting huge signs on their lawns and covering their vehicles with stickers. And a sticker is what brings us here today… but it's not a normal sticker: there are LCD screens, a Raspberry Pi Zero, and creative use of ChatGPT.
smahtSticker: An Intelligent and 'Politically Flexible' Sticker
In essence, smahtSticker is an 8.8-inch LCD screen connected to a Raspberry Pi Zero and a GPS module. The GPS records the location once per second, and with the help of geopy it obtains the local ZIP code. The next step is to feed that ZIP code to ChatGPT and ask for the political/ideological preference of the place. Finally, smahtSticker uses the chatbot's response to display an appropriate digital sticker. The project's creator also used ChatGPT to suggest sticker ideas, creating a total of twelve (six aligned with conservatives, and six with liberals).
Obviously, the idea is to mock all this madness. The project is interesting far beyond the political content, and although it has some pending details (like protecting the screen from the weather), the truth is that nothing prevents us from displaying other images.
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