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I don't know what to think of it. The article grossly misinterprets the experiment as some sort of magical thought interface, but in fact it's just a utilizatio

I don't know what to think of it. The article grossly misinterprets the experiment as some sort of magical thought interface, but in fact it's just a utilization of EEG devices and software. But then I read the comment of one of the engineers and I cringe at "cloud-based brain-to-brain server". This sensationalism in science and engineering has to stop.

alexkwan 8y ago
Eyeball is money. Ad-supported media has to go away.
- Gravityloss 8y ago
  Paid trusted curation?
- skocznymroczny 8y ago
  Yup. Why bother with eyeballs if you can stream ads to brain directly.
amingilani 8y ago
While I understand that it's a bit sensationalized. At the end of the day, they're transmitting 1 bit of information at a very slow rate. While's that's only 1 bit more than 0, it's still an infinite percentage increase, and still leaves me super excited. Despite my bs-filter having toned it down and given me just the facts that it's 3 people in a room with wires on their head playing tetris, with 2 looking at lightbulbs to send signals, it's still got me pumped. I really believe BCIs be game changers in the way we communicate with electronics (if not other humans), and I for one would love to play a game of tetris over the internet with an unknown mind. Edit: even in its current transmission rates, I think this tech could have far reaching implications in a better form factor. 1 slow bit is all I need to take a picture, lock/unlock my car, flip the light switch, turn the tap, open/close the door, Start the washing machine, turn the tv on, start the car, close the window, etc.
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- blotter_paper 8y ago
  The 1 bit limit doesn't look like a technological barrier, but a we-don't-feel-comfortable-cutting-into-human-brains-for-research barrier. Of mice and monkeys, the story is more than a bit different: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep11869 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep11869 This is coming. So fast.
  - Blinks- 8y ago
    This was a great read thanks, I found a good precursor study on brain-to-brain interface (BTBI) using intracortical microstimulation (ICMS), if you are not familiar with this research it's a good place to start: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep01319 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep01319
- Novashi 8y ago
  Yeah, we really don't need the bandwidth until media can be sent/received/interpreted directly into the brain. Hooking up a portable BCI to a raspberry pi-equivalent as an intermediary should be all we need to really start connecting the brain electronically to the outside world in useful ways.
  - noobermin 8y ago
    Or you could stream information in full 4K instantly through one's eyes.
    - msb 8y ago
      If your eyes work.
      - noobermin 8y ago
        Sure. I'm assuming if someone wants to stream something into your head, the assumption is the person is seeing.
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deevolution 8y ago
My prediction: if you apply moores law to this new brain-computer interface, we will eventually enter the matrix!

alexkwan 8y ago

Eyeball is money. Ad-supported media has to go away.

Gravityloss 8y ago
Paid trusted curation?
skocznymroczny 8y ago
Yup. Why bother with eyeballs if you can stream ads to brain directly.

amingilani 8y ago

While I understand that it's a bit sensationalized. At the end of the day, they're transmitting 1 bit of information at a very slow rate. While's that's only 1 bit more than 0, it's still an infinite percentage increase, and still leaves me super excited. Despite my bs-filter having toned it down and given me just the facts that it's 3 people in a room with wires on their head playing tetris, with 2 looking at lightbulbs to send signals, it's still got me pumped. I really believe BCIs be game changers in the way we communicate with electronics (if not other humans), and I for one would love to play a game of tetris over the internet with an unknown mind. Edit: even in its current transmission rates, I think this tech could have far reaching implications in a better form factor. 1 slow bit is all I need to take a picture, lock/unlock my car, flip the light switch, turn the tap, open/close the door, Start the washing machine, turn the tv on, start the car, close the window, etc.

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blotter_paper 8y ago
The 1 bit limit doesn't look like a technological barrier, but a we-don't-feel-comfortable-cutting-into-human-brains-for-research barrier. Of mice and monkeys, the story is more than a bit different: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep11869 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep11869 This is coming. So fast.
- Blinks- 8y ago
  This was a great read thanks, I found a good precursor study on brain-to-brain interface (BTBI) using intracortical microstimulation (ICMS), if you are not familiar with this research it's a good place to start: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep01319 https://www.nature.com/articles/srep01319
Novashi 8y ago
Yeah, we really don't need the bandwidth until media can be sent/received/interpreted directly into the brain. Hooking up a portable BCI to a raspberry pi-equivalent as an intermediary should be all we need to really start connecting the brain electronically to the outside world in useful ways.
- noobermin 8y ago
  Or you could stream information in full 4K instantly through one's eyes.
  - msb 8y ago
    If your eyes work.
    - noobermin 8y ago
      Sure. I'm assuming if someone wants to stream something into your head, the assumption is the person is seeing.

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deevolution 8y ago

My prediction: if you apply moores law to this new brain-computer interface, we will eventually enter the matrix!