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Since genetic engineering is necessary to first put light sensitive ion channels in the brain, I don't see how this is "way better" if you're targeting applicat
by wcoenen 6y ago
Since genetic engineering is necessary to first put light sensitive ion channels in the brain, I don't see how this is "way better" if you're targeting applications in humans like neuralink.
- alantrrs 6y agoI'd much rather get an injection than get brain surgery.
- bduerst 6y agoI would think a brain virus has a higher risk than a one-time surgery.
- qayxc 6y agoI wouldn't even try to guess either way - there's zero statistics for genetic manipulation of the human brain and some stats for brain surgery. Comparing few data points to none just doesn't allow for any intuition about the safety of either compared to the other.