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That’s briefly mentioned near the end of the first paragraph: ... solution to this unappealing fate is a novel brain-computer interface similar to the implanta
by melling 9y ago
That’s briefly mentioned near the end of the first paragraph:
... solution to this unappealing fate is a novel brain-computer interface similar to the implantable “neural lace” described by the Scottish novelist Iain M. Banks in Look to Windward, part of his “Culture series” books. Along with serving as a rite of passage, it upgrades the human brain to be more competitive against A.I.’s with human-level or higher intelligence.
- dsr_ 9y agoThe only things in that paragraph that are correct are: 1. the name neural lace 2. Iain M. Banks coined it 3. He was Scottish. It wasn't first described in Look to Windward. It didn't serve as a rite of passage in the Culture. It doesn't upgrade the human brain, and certainly not to the level of the Culture's ruling machine intelligences. And at no point does the article quote the bit that I did, which serves as a cautionary note: the neural lace is the most effective implement of torture ever. Once upon a time, the Geek Code had an entry "c++++ I'll be first in line to get the new cybernetic interace installed into my skull." It only took a little while for everyone sensible to amend that to "Waiting for skull interface 3.1, with security patches and a really good firewall."
- melling 9y agoThat’s disappointing. I thought the quality of Nautilus was better. I actually pay for a digital subscription.