Something something Half Life 3
But also, fuck no. I would never trust modern software or hardware companies to develop something that is going to be connected to my brain. We can’t even trust social media or AI companies not to fuck us up without the physical connection.
Might change your tune if you’re paraplegic
That’s completely fair.
I get where you’re coming from, but being paraplegic doesn’t make Musk and Newell any less driven by money. Maybe Newell will surprise me and make it open source, which would help me see it as an actual philanthropic venture.
If society was headed towards Star Trek I’d be less apprehensive, but as it is we’re in for an even more bleak version of 1984 somehow.
Why? Then I’d just be a technologically dependent parapalegic who’s brain is now subject to malware and EULA changes.
No thanks
But think of the ads they could play right into your brain!!
Now with 50% less barbarism!
You mean… With more convenience!
Shit, you’re right. I was just using what engineering gave me, but yours tested much better with the focus groups. Let me know if you ever want to transfer from QA to Marketing, you got a real future here 👈😉👈
Sales pitch 101. There’s only positives.
Good news! They can already do this!
The only existing direct interfaces I know of are cochlear implants. You’d have to pair them with something that can play an ad, like a phone with Spotify, but they can deliver it directly through the auditory nerve to the cochlear nucleus of the brain stem.
What a time to be alive!
It is completely out of the question to trust any modern technology company with something like a brain interface.
Yes, but honestly the ad-free Real Life+ plan is totally worth the extra $49.95/month just to avoid the ads from interrupting when you’re driving, performing root canals or operating a bandsaw.
One of the new Black Mirror episodes is exactly this. I think episode 1, with Rashida Jones & Chris O’Dowd
Wait what
I guess it’s nice to have competing companies doing this stuff even if it’s not for me
I can understand the medical advances this opens, but I hope there can be non implant options for more “casual” options. I’ve found Gabe’s brain interface research fascinating for years- and it feels so sci-fi we’re talking about real applications now.
It’s highly likely it will be restricted to implants only for quite some time, judging by how difficult it already is that way!
There’s a Black Mirror episode about this…
All your going to end up with is a subscription on your own brain and possibly ads
With what he’s done for gaming. I expect only disaster.
