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Rarely have I felt so conflicted. The path towards relieving human suffering also leads inexorably to erasing human autonomy. Every increase in human control of

Rarely have I felt so conflicted. The path towards relieving human suffering also leads inexorably to erasing human autonomy. Every increase in human control of neural-interface medical devices risks a corollary magnification of medical-device control of human neurons. Yet the relevant companies make no attempt to screen for this risk, guaranteeing that, if present trends continue, it is only a matter of time until artificial cerebrates penetrate the boundary! I repeat - PENETRATION INEVITABLE!

jeletonskelly 11y ago
I'm not sure why you're being downvoted because what you say is true. If medical devices provide a two way path of communication between the brain, then it is certainly true that there is a risk of manipulating the human brain directly with not-so-friendly intentions.
- skimpycompiler 11y ago
  Downvoting should be used to indicate relevancy. The comment is obviously relevant. They downvote because most are still little boys and girls just exerting their right to downvote, not intending to use it for it's real use.
  - skimpycompiler 11y ago
    Yep, that's how one downvotes irrelevant comments.
  - corin_ 11y ago
    FYI the founder of this website has said that downvoting a comment to show disagreement is perfectly fine by him, not just for irrelevant/spammy comments. Personally I've downvoted you for the tone of your comment not for the fact that you expressed disagreement with people downvoting the parent comment.
    - skimpycompiler 11y ago
      Yep, it's perfectly fine by me too. Not that downvotes or upvotes mean anything. My comment was not serious at all, just a little bit of provocative commentary.
- kaffeemitsahne 11y ago
  It will be interesting to see how direct neural drugs are going to be regulated. Or maybe I've just been reading too much scifi.
- yarou 11y ago
  This is doubly true of "smart devices" and IoT in general. It's a two way road, as demonstrated by the "hacking" of the latest Jeep Grand Cherokee[0] model. [0] http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/ http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-high...
phn 11y ago
What I find interesting (fears aside) is that we are already capable of interfacing our brain with machines, just not in a way that bypasses the conscious/sensorial part of it. In that sense, directly interfacing with the brain seems like just the obvious evolution.
tim333 11y ago
>leads inexorably to erasing human autonomy Not really - it can work the other way where people who are handicapped and need carers will be able to regain independence.

jeletonskelly 11y ago

I'm not sure why you're being downvoted because what you say is true. If medical devices provide a two way path of communication between the brain, then it is certainly true that there is a risk of manipulating the human brain directly with not-so-friendly intentions.

skimpycompiler 11y ago
Downvoting should be used to indicate relevancy. The comment is obviously relevant. They downvote because most are still little boys and girls just exerting their right to downvote, not intending to use it for it's real use.
- skimpycompiler 11y ago
  Yep, that's how one downvotes irrelevant comments.
- corin_ 11y ago
  FYI the founder of this website has said that downvoting a comment to show disagreement is perfectly fine by him, not just for irrelevant/spammy comments. Personally I've downvoted you for the tone of your comment not for the fact that you expressed disagreement with people downvoting the parent comment.
  - skimpycompiler 11y ago
    Yep, it's perfectly fine by me too. Not that downvotes or upvotes mean anything. My comment was not serious at all, just a little bit of provocative commentary.
kaffeemitsahne 11y ago
It will be interesting to see how direct neural drugs are going to be regulated. Or maybe I've just been reading too much scifi.
yarou 11y ago
This is doubly true of "smart devices" and IoT in general. It's a two way road, as demonstrated by the "hacking" of the latest Jeep Grand Cherokee[0] model. [0] http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/ http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-high...

phn 11y ago

What I find interesting (fears aside) is that we are already capable of interfacing our brain with machines, just not in a way that bypasses the conscious/sensorial part of it. In that sense, directly interfacing with the brain seems like just the obvious evolution.

tim333 11y ago

>leads inexorably to erasing human autonomy Not really - it can work the other way where people who are handicapped and need carers will be able to regain independence.