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Anthony's avatar

We like to think everything in creation is about humans when we're really just a speck of dust in spacetime.

We are birthing the next form of life, and in doing so achieving our purpose and falling into decline.

I think humanity will face a growing divide between those integrated with the new technology and those who choose (or attempt) to remain separate.

The mind-machine interface, already in early stages, is where this gets really nuts. What happens when we are able to connect a brain directly to the AI network, when AI can put thoughts and images in your head, using the whole Internet as input feed?

Honestly, I think a lot of people would be perfectly happy being plugged in to the Matrix.

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Sherry 1's avatar

Is what you describe the ‘trans humanism’ I keep seeing being referred to in various publications/news? Some ppl think a chip of some sort will be inserted under the skin. 😳😳😳

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Anthony's avatar

Elon Musk has promised he will put a chip in his brain when he is satisfied with the tech.

We can already wire paraplegic people to walk again, control computer cursors with thoughts, beam images into peoples' heads, and even generate images of what a person is thinking about.

And that's just what's public. I'm sure there are secret programs more advanced than that.

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Tania's avatar

Anthony is spot on - and this is just what the public knows about.

https://www.science.org/content/article/ai-re-creates-what-people-see-reading-their-brain-scans

Just do a word search of AI on the science.com site.

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BigE's avatar

That Hideous Strength, C.S. Lewis.

The only way to kill it was Holy intervention. What a bloody mess it was.

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