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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not even to mention that the kind of dystopian technology people are imagining isn't anywhere close to what the Neuralink device is actually capable of.

Yet. They'll get to work on that just as soon as they can, don't you worry!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The brain science and neurology advancements that would be required to get to such a point would be absolute mind-blowing breakthroughs in medical science and would completely change the world as we know it. The mental/personality disorders we could now understand and solve would make me so hopeful for humanity and the upbringing of welfare for everyone. This would without question be a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yes and at one time sickness was caused by the devil, then germs were found. One day it'll probably happen. Idk if we'll be alive or not by then but time will tell, exponential growth in tech and all.

Almost everything can be good or bad. A.I could save us all, or it could go skynet. Nanobots could be great for surgery, but also great for grey goop. Hell, something as simple as guns, it depends on who is using it and why, and brain implants are a pretty big figurative gun. They could be the savior of humanity, or they could be the device which finally enslaves it in near totality, it's definitly something to consider.