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Darpa creates prosthetic arm that “feels”
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Re: Darpa creates prosthetic arm that “feels”
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not sure why you're being downvoted because what you say is true. If medical devices provide a two way path of communication between the brain, then it is certainly true that there is a risk of manipulating the human brain directly with not-so-friendly intentions.
Downvoting should be used to indicate relevancy. The comment is obviously relevant. They downvote because most are still little boys and girls just exerting their right to downvote, not intending to use it for it's real use.
Yep, that's how one downvotes irrelevant comments.
Re: Darpa creates prosthetic arm that “feels”
#13Rarely have I felt so conflicted. The path towards relieving human suffering also leads inexorably to erasing human autonomy. Every increase in human control of neural-interface medical devices risks a corollary magnification of medical-device control of human neurons. Yet the relevant companies make no attempt to screen for this risk, guaranteeing that, if present trends continue, it is only a matter of time until a…
I'm not sure why you're being downvoted because what you say is true. If medical devices provide a two way path of communication between the brain, then it is certainly true that there is a risk of manipulating the human brain directly with not-so-friendly intentions.
This is doubly true of "smart devices" and IoT in general.
It's a two way road, as demonstrated by the "hacking" of the latest Jeep Grand Cherokee[0] model.
[0] http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-high...
Re: Darpa creates prosthetic arm that “feels”
#14Rarely have I felt so conflicted. The path towards relieving human suffering also leads inexorably to erasing human autonomy. Every increase in human control of neural-interface medical devices risks a corollary magnification of medical-device control of human neurons. Yet the relevant companies make no attempt to screen for this risk, guaranteeing that, if present trends continue, it is only a matter of time until a…
What I find interesting (fears aside) is that we are already capable of interfacing our brain with machines, just not in a way that bypasses the conscious/sensorial part of it. In that sense, directly interfacing with the brain seems like just the obvious evolution.
Re: Darpa creates prosthetic arm that “feels”
#15Can I use this to have 6 arms?
Re: Darpa creates prosthetic arm that “feels”
#16Can I use this to have 6 arms?
Which combination of right and left?
Re: Darpa creates prosthetic arm that “feels”
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not sure why you're being downvoted because what you say is true. If medical devices provide a two way path of communication between the brain, then it is certainly true that there is a risk of manipulating the human brain directly with not-so-friendly intentions.
Downvoting should be used to indicate relevancy. The comment is obviously relevant. They downvote because most are still little boys and girls just exerting their right to downvote, not intending to use it for it's real use.
FYI the founder of this website has said that downvoting a comment to show disagreement is perfectly fine by him, not just for irrelevant/spammy comments.
Personally I've downvoted you for the tone of your comment not for the fact that you expressed disagreement with people downvoting the parent comment.
Re: Darpa creates prosthetic arm that “feels”
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Downvoting should be used to indicate relevancy. The comment is obviously relevant. They downvote because most are still little boys and girls just exerting their right to downvote, not intending to use it for it's real use.
FYI the founder of this website has said that downvoting a comment to show disagreement is perfectly fine by him, not just for irrelevant/spammy comments. Personally I've downvoted you for the tone of your comment not for the fact that you expressed disagreement with people downvoting the parent comment.
Yep, it's perfectly fine by me too. Not that downvotes or upvotes mean anything. My comment was not serious at all, just a little bit of provocative commentary.
Re: Darpa creates prosthetic arm that “feels”
#19Rarely have I felt so conflicted. The path towards relieving human suffering also leads inexorably to erasing human autonomy. Every increase in human control of neural-interface medical devices risks a corollary magnification of medical-device control of human neurons. Yet the relevant companies make no attempt to screen for this risk, guaranteeing that, if present trends continue, it is only a matter of time until a…
>leads inexorably to erasing human autonomy
Not really - it can work the other way where people who are handicapped and need carers will be able to regain independence.