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Why does anyone think this type of scientific inquiry should be pursued at all.
by srslyskptcl 3y ago
Why does anyone think this type of scientific inquiry should be pursued at all.
- extheat 3y agoSame reason we study and do research in biology and fields in general. Understanding more about biology, whether in neuroscience or elsewhere, is the fundamental backbone of medicine. Do you want to live in a world where we don't pursue scientific research into things because they seem scary to you? Does it not concern you us building AI smarter than humans, while knowing little to nothing about our own brains? Before we start fading in relevance, we ought to understand how our own bodies (and minds) work! So in fact I think the exact opposite. We should be doing much more work in understanding our own biology (as long as it's ethical).
- thorum 3y agoI’d be fine living in a world where nobody bothered to invent non-consensual mind reading tech. Or, if that’s too much to ask, where we invent everything else that needs inventing first.
- GoblinSlayer 3y agoIt's not more dangerous than non-consensual body killing tech.
- crotchfire 3y agoNot sure about that.
- teaearlgraycold 3y agoI definitely believe that this technology will get misused. But I expect the researchers are thinking of helpful medical applications. Perhaps to aid people with locked-in syndrome? Edit: More interestingly, it would be amazing if this could show us someone’s perception rather than what they’re looking at. That would be tremendously useful to therapists.
- reliablereason 3y agoCause it has huge medical implications?