He received answers like three-quarters of a mile, half a mile, and a quarter of a mile.
I think about three inches.
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Even Alzheimers disease, which has proved resistant to conventional therapies, might be halted or reversed.
Outside of medical use:
People could undergo whole brain diagnosis to identify their unique talents and challenges.
Neural interfaces offer myriad possibilities to enhance everyday life.
Then there are opportunities to enhance or supercharge the brain itself.
Mood, knowledge and memory could be securely and confidentially backed up or uploaded to a digital cloud.
I know, its a lot.
To a sci-fi nut, this must all sound like manna from heaven.
To the rest of us, its likely to be a little bewildering (to say the least).
So, is this arealproposition?
Or just the (fairly creepy) wishlist of some over-ambitious Silicon Valley nerds?
Some of these technologies are invasive, but many are not.
Some record and react to brain activity, some stimulate it, and some do both.
Reassuringly, its non-invasive technologies that look to be headed for commercial distribution.
One of the leaders in the commercial space,CTRL-Labs, specifically focuses on what it calls intention capture.
Thats a bit of input.
And I think thats pretty exciting.
For example, we already have neural systems that can read moods and emotions.
The Royal Society report makes sure to flag some early concerns.
How might human privacy and indeed autonomy be protected in if these technologies became ubiquitous?
Its not hard to think of governments that will be watching the progression of this technology very keenly.
The benefits of commercializing this technology seem extremely limited, at least on the face of it.
Hands-free navigation of augmented or virtual reality environment?
None of these feel like strong arguments for selling access to our brains.
Presumably, one could make the case that this is a worthwhile trade?
In other words, without this unnatural suppression these hormones act very deliberately to impair or modulate our memories.
This is a biologicaladdition, not some kind of lack that we must compensate for with technology.
We might safely assume that it serves some worthwhile evolutionary purpose.
He recited them to perfection every time Luria tested him.
Great asset, eh?
According to the New York Times:
S.s ability to remember was also a hindrance in everyday life.
But we probably shouldnt run screaming for the hills just yet.
Certainly if we are to judge by the ways technological intelligence and surveillance have been wielded so far.
This article was originally published onTowards Data Scienceby Fiona J. McEvoy, a tech-ethics researcher and founder of YouTheData.com.
She examines the use of technology, A.I., and data in our society.
