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There might be a market for this with high end consultants or psychiatrists as a more secure alternative to signing an NDA. It'll be something similar to the m

There might be a market for this with high end consultants or psychiatrists as a more secure alternative to signing an NDA. It'll be something similar to the movie Paycheck You give the consultant the drug, then proceed to share your secrets with them and get their expert advice on your issue. Then by the end of the day/week/whatever they'll forget everything you told them and your secrets will be secure.

digi_owl 8y ago
I recall a cyberpunk RPG had an implant that did something similar. It blocked the transfer between short and long term memory.
Cyphase 8y ago
Philip K. Dick explored this idea in his short story "Paycheck"[0], which was made into a movie[1]. Edit: Did you edit your comment? I'm pretty sure you hadn't mentioned Paycheck. No problem, just making sure I'm not going crazy. :) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paycheck_(short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paycheck_(short_story) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paycheck_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paycheck_(film)
- PakG1 8y ago
  You're not going crazy, it's normal for the brain to actively forget, didn't you read? :P
- ZainRiz 8y ago
  Lol, no, no edits :)
Waterluvian 8y ago
I feel that fundamentally won't work. Experts like that become experts because they are exposed to years and years of clients. One can build useful abstractions without giving away secrets.
- ZainRiz 8y ago
  I'm sure those experts would only accept jobs like this a very small percentage of the time and only for very large amounts of $$$. Otherwise they're not just loosing out on their expertise, they're loosing out on life
hyperpallium 8y ago
[Spoiler] Another usage: Larry Niven used this for blackmail information, Neutron Star.
cableshaft 8y ago
End of the day/week? I assume they'll be detained and watched like a hawk the whole time? There's all sorts of ways to record information that persists even when our memory has been wiped clean. Just take Memento, for example, where the guy tattooed his body with information he kept forgetting, but they don't even need to do that. Pen and paper, talking into a phone, telling a friend the instant you leave, wearing a wire, all sorts of ways to bypass a forgetful pill.

digi_owl 8y ago

I recall a cyberpunk RPG had an implant that did something similar. It blocked the transfer between short and long term memory.

Cyphase 8y ago

Philip K. Dick explored this idea in his short story "Paycheck"[0], which was made into a movie[1]. Edit: Did you edit your comment? I'm pretty sure you hadn't mentioned Paycheck. No problem, just making sure I'm not going crazy. :) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paycheck_(short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paycheck_(short_story) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paycheck_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paycheck_(film)

PakG1 8y ago
You're not going crazy, it's normal for the brain to actively forget, didn't you read? :P
ZainRiz 8y ago
Lol, no, no edits :)

Waterluvian 8y ago

I feel that fundamentally won't work. Experts like that become experts because they are exposed to years and years of clients. One can build useful abstractions without giving away secrets.

ZainRiz 8y ago
I'm sure those experts would only accept jobs like this a very small percentage of the time and only for very large amounts of $$$. Otherwise they're not just loosing out on their expertise, they're loosing out on life

hyperpallium 8y ago

[Spoiler] Another usage: Larry Niven used this for blackmail information, Neutron Star.

cableshaft 8y ago

End of the day/week? I assume they'll be detained and watched like a hawk the whole time? There's all sorts of ways to record information that persists even when our memory has been wiped clean. Just take Memento, for example, where the guy tattooed his body with information he kept forgetting, but they don't even need to do that. Pen and paper, talking into a phone, telling a friend the instant you leave, wearing a wire, all sorts of ways to bypass a forgetful pill.