What could possibly go wrong?
Neuralink's 1st human implant...
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Gov can already exploit you without the link to your brain. It is called a physical jail.
Well, pretty much anything like lasik, breast implant, liposuction, hair implant, etc are "unnecessary medical procedures" done for human recreational use only. Why would you want to regulate a brain link?
My main concern would be how durable this link would last before it hurt the tissues or nerves it is connected to, and would the damage be irreversible and increase infection rate.
About how to avoid hacking: you can make it read only (no OTA update) and limit its transmission range in between. Sure people might be able to put an antenna nearby to fry your electronics so you need a surgery to replace it, but if they want to hurt you like that it would be easier to just get a knife to slash you in person, and do more harm than frying your chip.
I'm sure someone would already start looking at how to intercept our nerves to get us into a VR dream while lying down, like the movie Inception, or triggering dopamine and give you a high or orgasm if you pay enough money, and get you addicted.
Do some reading of the opinions of others.
The Ethical and Responsible Development and Application of Advanced Brain Machine Interfaces
Advanced brain machine interfaces provide potentially transformative approaches to treating neurological conditions and enhancing the performance of users. Yet, as technological capabilities continue to progress in leaps and bounds, there is a possibility ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neuralink: Elon Musk’s Brain Chip and Its Ethical and Privacy Concerns
As technology continues to advance, one can’t help but worry about the consequences of innovation. After all, even though the introduction of machines has made our lives easier, it has also taken away jobs. Labor automation is a real threat: according to a 2019 study by Oxford Economics...
thesciencesurvey.com
Elon Musk’s Neuralink is an ethics maze
Elon Musk’s Neuralink outfit is working towards developing an easy to implant brain to computer interface that could do everything from healing brain injuries to greatly enhancing our perceptions, but the technology has also created an ethical and legal minefield.Neuralink was founded by Mr Musk...
www.innovationaus.com
Elon Musk shows off updates to his brain chips and says he’s going to install one in himself when they are ready
Elon Musk's health tech venture Neuralink shared updates to its brain-implant technology during a "show and tell" recruitment event.
www.cnbc.com
Shhhh... dont tell anyone, that was Musks competition that beat him to it.
My friend has a half million dollar experimental chip in his brain that controls some of his Parkinson's symptoms. He's 10+ years in and can walk, drive, and work on his feet in a way that he never would have without it. He could barely walk before the implant a couple years ago.
Maybe they will come up with a chip that will prevent veins bursting out of people's foreheads as they hear about his kind of stuff. Some of you could use it.
Maybe they will come up with a chip that will prevent veins bursting out of people's foreheads as they hear about his kind of stuff. Some of you could use it.
It will start as medical aid, but the goal is the post humanistic future. Humans blended with the machine.
Then there is also “the mark of the beast”. Those without it will not be able to buy or sell, in other words they will not be part of the society.
Interesting times we live in.
Then there is also “the mark of the beast”. Those without it will not be able to buy or sell, in other words they will not be part of the society.
Interesting times we live in.
He "Demand" 25% stake in Tesla to keep AI and robotics there.
We already are there: smart phone
Though I believe this technology obviously has tremendous potential and benefits… And I am not against this technology being utilized.
However whether you me or anyone else likes it or not… Blindly trusting and or putting high level of faith in other human beings has not proven to be the best course either.
Let’s be clear… A certain country in Europe in the 1930s captured their healthcare system… Used those professionals who were among the best in their fields… To use their prodigious talents for truly monstrous purposes. I have read actual physician reports on testing experiments performed on other human beings. Truly horrific…
People are no different now… The human race is no better than it was 80 plus years ago.
David Simpson book series.
Subhuman
Transhuman
Posthuman
Human Plus
Inhuman
Superhuman
Subhuman
Transhuman
Posthuman
Human Plus
Inhuman
Superhuman
I'm reminded of Craig Thomas's Cold War novel "Firefox". A Soviet scientist has developed technology to allow people with spinal-cord injuries to control their limbs with their minds.
The military appropriates his work to develop mind-controlled weapons 8nstead. The resultant aircraft, nicknamed Firefox by NATO, is superior to anything NATO has.
The story goes from there. It's dated, as you would expect a book from 45 years ago to be, but is still a good read.
I thought the movie was quite poor compared to the book.
Shoot, it wasn't that long ago we were zapping people and giving them toxic chemicals as "treatment" for mental issues.
Clearly you underestimate mankind's ability to exploit. If a company like Target can predict a woman's pregnancy BEFORE she knows herself simply through an algorithm and target her with specific adds and use her info for who knows what other purposes. Imagine the possibilities if they're actually in your head. Again, hackers, big business and perhaps worst, government. Just because today they may help someone with rehabilitation, doesn't mean that tomorrow they won't implant (presumably voluntarily) it in healthy people for other reasons. Remember, tech never stops evolving.
And the hubris of technocrats and the so-called intelligentsia knows no bounds.
I agree, to help someone like Dr. Stephen Hawkin, or someone suffering with Parkinson's, Huntington's Disease or any of those other horrible disabling diseases is a God send for sure. Enhancing human performance could end up being something out of a horror movie, some real scary stuff for sure.
