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Elon Musk Lays Out Plans to Meld Brains and Computers
WSJ ^ | 4/20/17 | Rolfe Winkler

Posted on 04/21/2017 5:08:10 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday confirmed plans for his newest company, called Neuralink Corp., revealing he will be the chief executive of a startup that aims to merge computers with brains so humans could one day engage in “consensual telepathy.”

Speaking to writer Tim Urban on the explainer website Wait but Why, Mr. Musk confirmed a Wall Street Journal report last month that Neuralink aims to implant a tiny brain...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bigbother; bigbrother; elonmusk; rfid; science; singularity; thoughtcontrol; transhumanism
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To: VanShuyten

*** “My CPU works OK, but I could probably use an upgrade to my memory” ***

Same here but it seems that my hard drive requires more and more off site storage


41 posted on 04/21/2017 8:30:00 AM PDT by TexasTransplant (They used to get away with it. Not anymore.)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

He he.


42 posted on 04/21/2017 8:49:24 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Quien vive? CRISTO! Y a su Nombre? GLORIA! Y a su pueblo? VICTORIA!)
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To: freedumb2003

true


43 posted on 04/21/2017 12:18:54 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: Gen.Blather

>>I’ve been planning this death forever and somebody whispers something and I leave him alone for his final agonizing seconds?! I have to know why!!!<<

They came out of the same super-villain school as Batman’s nemeses.


44 posted on 04/21/2017 1:04:10 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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To: CaptainKrunch
contemplating it's own existence

You should make yourself familiar with Dunning-Kruger. It explains why those presuming to be intelligent enough to mount an effective intellectual challenge don't understand basic English grammar and composition.

Nice try, dunce.

46 posted on 04/22/2017 7:34:13 AM PDT by semantic
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To: Leep

Man, that brings back memories.


47 posted on 04/22/2017 7:36:42 AM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: semantic

Please do not patronize me. I’m not buying the quack science of the Singularity. Largely because it’s based on multiple theories and wishful thinking of some scientist. There is no real hard science to back it up. If one of these theories collapse, then the entire house of cards comes crumbling down.

Furthermore, consciousness and the soul are not one in the same. Often people sell the Singularity as if the two are the same thing. Consciousness operates at the neocortex of our brain. It is only 1 of three levels (R complex , limbic system) in our brain. Thus, discarding and replacing our R-Complex and Limbic system with wires and electricity will remove our humanity. Who we are today.

What is humanity? It’s not just Consciousness. It’s physical and emotional. Combine these two with Consciousness and you have humanity. There three make one. It’s ultimately about freedom, truth and love.

Yes we are an experiment being observed by God. We are here to learn love, and not to be tricked. To manually discard and remove 2/3 of who you are for longer life is not natural evolution but snake oil.


49 posted on 04/23/2017 7:47:18 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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