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There's a "non-invasive" brain-computer interface on the market. It's a little less ambitious; targeted towards people who practice meditation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse_(headband)
It's amazing how fast we can learn now, fuelled by information-sharing over the internet. I'm literally forgetting the names of everyday acquaintances because I'm learning and retaining so much new stuff.
The problem, from an individual's perspective is that, while you can stand on the shoulders of giants, you can't easily commandeer all that brain-power.
I'm imagining getting some time-slices of Terry Tao, Geoff Hinton, 's cognition to devote to my own projects. What would that even look like?
On a different note, if we really could mind-meld, could we ever truly hate or kill each other?
Have fun with that. Cochleas are tricky enough!
OTOH, if something does come out of this, it could have extremely far-reaching consequences. Forget interfacing with AI. Think - locked-in syndrome, or people with various disabilities (blindness, etc).
This is the kind of moonshot that ought to be encouraged.
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Pretty much what they said about reusable rockets and electric cars.
Eh, it's worth understanding the scale and scope of the problem. I've been thinking about this a lot, recently. The human brain has on the order of 1e11 neurons. The galaxy has on the order of 1e11 stars. Now, would we confidently predict that we could "solve" the galaxy in less than 100 to 500 years, say? And yet we make very, very aggressive estimates of how quickly we might unravel the secrets of the brain. Biolog…
Am I the only one surprised (and concerned) by how many ventures Musk start at the same time?
Wonder if we'll ever see "Humans as AI-ASICs" type services..? (I mean, apart from the movie "the Matrix".)
Bizarrely, humans weren't used for computation in the Matrix. They were batteries...somehow.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion#Astrophysical...
But why didn't the machines just build geothermal generators? I guess it's not much of a story then?
Elon Musk's "bold" ventures are the only things that excite me. Meaning, whenever I hear of a supposed "big idea" that's right around the corner (cough, cough - Magic Leap), I basically dismiss it. Except when it has to do with Elon Musk. He is the first to admit that his plans will probably fail, but he actually has an incredible track record over 10+ years.
The [Black Mirror][1] (British science fiction television anthology series created by Charlie Brooker) has a few episodes dealing with AI and brain-machine interfaces. It is very interesting to watch some of the emotional and social implications this kind of technology will bring. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror