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> Once that happens, it seems to me we'll basically stop being human. People are going to want to feel whatever emotion is convenient in that moment. I would s
by zajio1am 6y ago
> Once that happens, it seems to me we'll basically stop being human. People are going to want to feel whatever emotion is convenient in that moment.
I would say it is the other way. Many animals have emotions. It is sophisticated abstract thinking that makes us humans. If one can get full control of their emotional part of brain, that would make them truly human.
- oliv__ 6y agoYou're ready to be hired by whoever will market these devices.
- PartiallyTyped 6y agoIf we could actually get control of our emotional part, it will be used for the military to create superhuman soldiers, devoid of any empathy and augmented with a rage mode switch that turns off fear and fills them with adrenaline. Personally, I'd use it to deal with my bipolar.
- astrange 6y agoThat's the purpose of basic training already, but we don't want soldiers with no empathy. Soldiers are far too valuable to turn them into rage monsters, we need team players who will actually save each other if they're hurt and won't randomly attack civilians.
- tachyonbeam 6y agoIMO we're also pretty close to being able to have robotic infantry drones, which are going to make enhanced human infantry kind of moot anyway. Imagine if you could take something like the Boston Dynamics ATLAS robot, stick a gun on it and paradrop it into enemy territory. It might need to be a bit lighter and more agile, but we're not that far off. It doesn't even necessarily need AI, you could remote-control the thing.
- PartiallyTyped 6y agoRobots need to be faster, lighter, more agile and with longer battery.