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> There are some very difficult challenges in brain-computer interfaces (BCI), some of which involve huge barriers presented by human biology. It's rather depre
by avz 10y ago
> There are some very difficult challenges in brain-computer interfaces (BCI), some of which involve huge barriers presented by human biology. It's rather depressing.
Completely agree. I don't think BCI is likely to take off seriously until we assert more confident control over our own biology. In particular, techniques like CRISPR may eventually open the door to temporary, local and reversible genetic manipulation of body tissues that would allow human body to grow and shed tiny BCI connectors with desired specs.
This is probably a few hundreds of years of development (and political and moral arguments) away though.
Depressing indeed.
- semi-extrinsic 10y ago> This is probably a few hundreds of years of development (and political and moral arguments) away though. This. I might start getting excited about brain-computer interfaces once we have a proof-of-concept non-chemical local anaesthetic. Like, wire something into your finger neurons that erases pain signals sent from finger. That's several orders of magnitude simpler than a full-blown brain-computer interface, yet we're nowhere even close to it.