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Bryan Johnson invests $100M in Kernel to unlock the power of the human brain
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Re: Bryan Johnson invests $100M in Kernel to unlock the power of the human brain
#12Damn, I thought the guy was going to throw $100M at linux kernel developers. That would be nice.
I too briefly got excited when reading the headline. That would've really made my day. So many people could work full-time on the Linux kernel.
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#13"unlock the power of the human brain" lol, why not save yourself $100 million and just take a Deepak Chopra seminar?
Re: Bryan Johnson invests $100M in Kernel to unlock the power of the human brain
#14Damn, I thought the guy was going to throw $100M at linux kernel developers. That would be nice.
I too briefly got excited when reading the headline. That would've really made my day. So many people could work full-time on the Linux kernel.
Making sure one of the most used parts of software in the world gets proper funding for additional security audits, better performance optimization for more platforms, leveling the playing field for small hardware vendors who can't afford their own Kernel Developers, allowing for more disruptive technology on top of the Linux kernel?
Nah. Not really Valley Style, lets just fund another AI Moonshot. Because there isn't enough money in AI already.
I mean sure, the ROI investing into the Linux Kernel is 0. But so much money is flowing into AI Moonshots currently that look like their value will be 0 that one gets disheartened quickly when important infrastructure for everyone is needing cash badly, but there is no businessmodel...
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
I too briefly got excited when reading the headline. That would've really made my day. So many people could work full-time on the Linux kernel.
Making sure one of the most used parts of software in the world gets proper funding for additional security audits, better performance optimization for more platforms, leveling the playing field for small hardware vendors who can't afford their own Kernel Developers, allowing for more disruptive technology on top of the Linux kernel? Nah. Not really Valley Style, lets just fund another AI Moonshot. Because there isn'…
This is my exact argument for why "free market" doesn't always work. Sometimes you need to subsidize an unprofitable venture to truly move forward. Then innovation and profit models come after the initial hurdle is over. Most investors don't want to subsidize for long-term profit though.
Re: Bryan Johnson invests $100M in Kernel to unlock the power of the human brain
#16Neural implants are only a matter of time and money. Good to see someone making a bold bet here and with his own money and time.
Re: Bryan Johnson invests $100M in Kernel to unlock the power of the human brain
#17What's with all the negativity on the comments here? Are all moonshots doomed after Theranos? Or may be there's already solid proof that this is the next Theranos?
I'm a very skeptical and pessimistic man, but can we extend at least some benefit of a doubt here, please.
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#18I'd read somewhere that the workings of our brains are just too complex for us to understand, or rather, we are just too good to understand it thoroughly to "unlock the powers".
You see, if the brain was simple enough for us to understand its workings, we would not be even capable of understanding the basics of the nervous system functioning (we would have been just too dumb with such simple brains!), and therein lies this irony - We will never be able to fully understand our own brains, because that very impossibility has given us the ability to understand almost everything else in this universe.
Re: Bryan Johnson invests $100M in Kernel to unlock the power of the human brain
#19I'd read somewhere that the workings of our brains are just too complex for us to understand, or rather, we are just too good to understand it thoroughly to "unlock the powers". You see, if the brain was simple enough for us to understand its workings, we would not be even capable of understanding the basics of the nervous system functioning (we would have been just too dumb with such simple brains!), and therein lie…
...what?
Re: Bryan Johnson invests $100M in Kernel to unlock the power of the human brain
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BME / sensory neurosystems guy here. >It would be interesting to know how much biology this dude truly explored before plunking down his $100M ... Not enough.
Would you guys prefer that Johnson donate his $100M to the NIH or a university that's already working on related research, or is there benefit to him taking a different route and funding Berger and this org directly?
I think i'm largely agnostic about that in principle.
In practice, collaborations are hard and setting up new ones is even harder, so striking out into the wild and being able to do cool stuff fast generally costs more than 100M.