Posted on 02/05/2022 9:25:09 PM PST by ransomnote
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“I once asked a guy involved in AI about the prospect of AI acquiring free will...”
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I have an answer for you... They will give AI to humans that already have free will, via brain implants.
https://www.howtogeek.com/782668/the-brain-implant-future-is-almost-here.-are-you-up-for-it/
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The Neuralink company is on track to start human trials of its implant technology and it seems likely that brain implants will be ready for human use within this century, sooner rather than later. What does that mean for you?
What Is a BCI, or Brain-Computer Interface?
The name “brain-computer interface” already tells you most of what you need to know, but in essence, it’s a direct path of communication between the neurons of your brain and a computer system.
BCIs have been around for a long time and have been successfully used to allow, for example, paralyzed people to control robotic arms with just a thought. BCIs are distinct from devices that, for example, read the signals from your muscles or are connected to nerves outside of your brain, but those technologies are obviously related to BCIs.
In the case of the Neuralink prototype, it consists of incredibly fine electrodes referred to as “neural threads” that are installed by a robotic system, along with a connected Link device. Power is provided to the link device wirelessly without any break in the skin required. Older BCI devices, such as those made by BrainGate, require a port that connects the brain to the outside world. So a fully sealed implant, such as the type Neuralink promises, would already be a big advancement.
At this early stage, Neuralink is pitching its implant as a next-generation medical device. To provide a link between different parts of the brain and computer systems that can help restore visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive functions. It’s important to understand that Neuralink is trying to perfect the connection, not the computer technology that will actually provide those solutions, but these sorts of medical applications are part of the roadmap.
There’s no way to understate how important BCI technologies that could help people with profound neurological problems are, and no one is seriously arguing against that application. However, in the long-term, the idea behind implants such as the Neuralink example is that people who are otherwise perfectly healthy will choose to have a BCI installed.
When you move a device like a BCI from being a lifesaving or restorative medical device to an elective operation, the considerations change. After all, no operation is trivial or without risk.
Augmentation and BCI Benefits
Artificial augmentation of humans is a scientific field that’s advancing rapidly. Prosthetic limbs now exist that can move in response to signals from nerves or remaining muscle tissue. There are even limbs that can feed sensations such as touch back to the brain!
Since technology has no limitation other than the laws of physics (and how smart we are,) it stands to reason that some of these replacement parts will eventually be better than the fleshy bits that were originally there. Plenty of cyberpunk fiction has been written to that effect, but the reality of this situation may be closer than most people realize.
If you could operate your devices using nothing but the power of thought, fly a drone-like it was an extension of your body, or beam VR experiences directly into your brain, how many people would line up for the procedure?
This is a question you may have to answer for yourself as the 21st-century rolls along, or it may be one that your children will face. It could be a particularly tough choice when people who opt-in to get implanted may have cognitive advantages that make them preferable as employees or allow them to achieve more than those who turn down the implants.
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Would You Get a Brain Implant?
Assuming that a product like the Neuralink was safe and worked as advertised, would you let someone drill a hole in your skull to install one? How much benefit would you need from such a device to make the invasion of your neurology worth it? None of us will really know until we actually have to make the choice, but it’s a good idea to start thinking about it now because that day is around the corner.
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More at the link...
My Dad asked me what I thought about this subject.
I replied that I won’t be making myself into a “God” by tying my brain to the internet with an implant, but there will be people that do so, if it hasn’t been done already. Humanity is not ready for this, but a great many will do it anyway, given the chance, and merge artificial intelligence into the process as well.
It doesn’t seem like something that good and wholesome people will be attracted to, so I suspect that those that gain power doing it, likely will not be good and wholesome people.
~Easy
Sounds about right.
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I sure hope we are getting to the end of this show.
Please allow me to revise and extend my remarks...
“IIn! In the AM”. Should be...
IN ! In the A.M. I am again, frens.
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