A brain computer interface is a system that determines functional intent - the desire to change, move, control, or interact with something in your environment - directly from your brain activity. In other words, BCIs allow you to control an application or a device using only your mind.
notes
- implants allow a disabled person to gain digital autonomy
- implants can increase our bandwidth to read and write from a computer,
- might enable telepathy from / to other people
- might allow us to manipulate pulses of addiction, depression
- first product is mouse cursor control, vision might be next
- reliance on implant for non disabled people might decrease our cognitive ability to communicate (similar to us not being able to focus due to social media addiction)
references
- neuralink podcast
- neuralink commentaar nrc Opinie We lopen voor het eerst een serieus risico om te de-evolueren in plaats van ons verder te ontwikkelen
- wired eerste implant Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant