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I wish I'd live to see the time of true cyborgs who will exceed ordinary human capabilities in some regard.
by drdaeman 2y ago
I wish I'd live to see the time of true cyborgs who will exceed ordinary human capabilities in some regard.
- colechristensen 2y agoHow attached and how technical does it have to be to be "cyborg". Me with a pen and paper exceeds many human capabilites. Likewise with wearables like a smartwatch. Does it have to be direct neural integration to be a cyborg? Definitely people with profound brain injuries have been enhanced to the ability to interact again.
- drdaeman 2y agoGood question! IMHO, it's a spectrum, of course, not a binary concept. But if we have to define a criteria... I guess, integrated just enough so it can't be trivially removed, making it more of a "body part" rather than a "tool". Point is, it'll certainly spark a discussion and re-evaluation of what's "fair", potentially shifting the consensus from somewhere around the current "glasses are fair game, but a programmable mouse is not" to somewhere more accepting of differently-abed individuals.