Who controls these cyborg implants?
Who 'owns' them?
If the company which operates them goes bust, what then?
Our radical cyborg future ain't going to happen with Capitalism, or rather you wouldn't want it to happen with Capitalism.
Case in point: the horror of Elon Musk's 'Neurolink'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/15/brain-implants-alcohol-opioid-addicts-trial
Brain Implant Uses Graphene Instead of Metal Probes - Implantable electrodes for the (human) brain have been around for a many decades i... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/23/brain-implant-uses-graphene-instead-of-metal-probes/ #brain-computerinterface #brainimplants #science
Single brain implant gives paralyzed man bilingual communication - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images)
If things ultimately work out a... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2025698 #brainimplants #neuroscience #language #medicine #science #biology #brain
From https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/19/1091505/companies-brain-computer-interfaces/ :
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There’s a drawback to all these high-bandwidth devices, though. They all require open brain surgery, [...]
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@patrickcmiller , you probably would not have boosted this article on infosec.exchange if you don't see any other drawbacks (like I do), so for other readers:
Such implants may also replace Star Trek's holodeck, and let you have fun (the porn industry and their customers will *love* it).
OTOH, considering https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules/ - what if your're arrested (for whatever reason) and you happen to have an RJ-45 connector in your head?
What if, during a job interview, your're told that a -one-way- "mind meld" is a non-negotiable requirement?
What if "correct" thoughts can be uploaded to your brain (or is "downloaded" more appropriate)? And/or "bad" thoughs can be deleted or overwritten?
I see advantages for disabled people, but this technology mostly scares the hell out of me.
In all of his companies, Musk uses the method of "high iteration" in research and development. ie. Make something as quickly as possible, test it expecting it to fail, learn, repeat.
I can't help but wonder if people volunteering for his neuralink implants understand this?
AI-powered brain implants help paralyzed patients communicate faster than ever - Enlarge / A researcher connects a pedestal on a study volunteer's head ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963217 #brainimplants #syndication #science #health #ai
Neuralink says it has the FDA’s OK to start clinical trials - Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto)
In December 2022, founder Elon Musk gave a... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1942466 #brainimplants #neuralink #elonmusk #medicine #science #biology #health
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Today I told a 25-year-old friend to set a calendar reminder for November #2048 (when they’ll be my age) so they can tell me how they’ve gotten decades of use out of the conversation we had today.
They raised the possibility there won’t be #calendar #reminders by then, just #BrainImplants they are not up for getting installed.
What say you, Mastodonians? Will this reminder still work in 2048?
When Bruce Bethke, the award-winning #scifi author who literally coined the word #cyberpunk in 1980, endorses your novel.
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