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Darpa Wants Brain Implants That Record from 1M Neurons

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Re: Darpa Wants Brain Implants That Record from 1M Neurons

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thinkfurther wrote: post #98
WalterBright wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The rookie cop his first day on the job has more power over you than Bill Gates does.

When someone misses a train because of some forced Windows update, they just call the police and they force Bill Gates to fix that right up. How about this instead, just imagine I'm so dumb that you have to spell your point out fully. I don't get what you're trying to say, what rookie cop? A specific one, or "the" rookie cop, every single one? And who is Bill Gates? If it's not worth spelling it out for you it's not…

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Re: Darpa Wants Brain Implants That Record from 1M Neurons

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Post by synicalx »

captainmuon wrote: post #20
sillysaurus3 wrote: post #2

If you were offered the chance to become as intelligent as Feynman but only if you turn over a copy of all your future thoughts to the private business that made this possible, would you take it? Something non-invasive, like a computer that images your brain while you sleep. If we are machines, then it seems reasonable that within a few millennia we might have this capability. I'm trying to think up some scenarios wh…

I think we should really fix society before we develop that kind of technology. We need a socio-cultural breaktrough of the same magnitude as the technological breakthrough. Something on par with the development of monotheism, enlightenment, capitalism, or democracy. A "communistic" utopia (for lack of a better word) without the flaws of its historical implementations. Then the question is moot. There is no private b…

Mass starvation and large-scale 'cleansings' will probably be a hard sell if the only upside is "Everyone can read your mind".

Re: Darpa Wants Brain Implants That Record from 1M Neurons

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Post by honestoHeminway »

sillysaurus3 wrote: post #28
captainmuon wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think we should really fix society before we develop that kind of technology. We need a socio-cultural breaktrough of the same magnitude as the technological breakthrough. Something on par with the development of monotheism, enlightenment, capitalism, or democracy. A "communistic" utopia (for lack of a better word) without the flaws of its historical implementations. Then the question is moot. There is no private b…

I agree. Once we develop the ability to upload and modify brains, it will be easy to morph them. We can extract the primal desire to defend yourself, to become angry, to want to own property. These emotions will be reserved for the founders. It will take time to get there. Many will resist, so we have to keep our goal a secret. But people are gullible. With our morphogenic brain technology, we can give people experie…

We are the borg,we want to turn your head into svedish furniture-futures.

Re: Darpa Wants Brain Implants That Record from 1M Neurons

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Post by aquadrop »

ceejayoz wrote: post #82
aquadrop wrote: post #12

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2x2x2 meter cage.

It further depends on the amenities on offer, and the bird's size. Hell, folks (including me) want to live on a Mars base, where "living in a cage" is probably an apt description of life for at least the first couple generations. I'd sure as hell hand over a copy of my brain to a corporation in exchange for the ability to back up my brain and functionally live forever.

You missed the part I was replying to, when I replied it was the only content of the parent post. My analogy is about deal where you as a human get wings (ability to fly), but have to spend the rest of your life in a cage.

Re: Darpa Wants Brain Implants That Record from 1M Neurons

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Post by thinkfurther »

thinkfurther wrote: post #98
WalterBright wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The rookie cop his first day on the job has more power over you than Bill Gates does.

When someone misses a train because of some forced Windows update, they just call the police and they force Bill Gates to fix that right up. How about this instead, just imagine I'm so dumb that you have to spell your point out fully. I don't get what you're trying to say, what rookie cop? A specific one, or "the" rookie cop, every single one? And who is Bill Gates? If it's not worth spelling it out for you it's not…

After I pointed out I don't believe in the dichotomy, the reply is something that apparently is supposed to be an argument for it. But you don't have a fixed amount of resources you spend on either being afraid of the government or corporations, and any amount of reclaiming your dignity as a critically thinking and responsibly acting human person will help with both "threats".

To not even acknowledge that, and go "but government", or "but corporations", really means at this point I need you to rephrase my whole comment in your own words to believe you did more than scan it. (That goes for the person downvoting me asking you to elaborate, too. If it's soooo obvious to you, make with the goods.)

Re: Darpa Wants Brain Implants That Record from 1M Neurons

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Post by fundabulousrIII »

No thanks. We were designed as autonomous nodes for the core purpose of survival. It would be nice to have unlimited information at the speed of light but informational veracity and trust would have to be factored in. Furthermore bidirection is pure IP theft.
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