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The dystopian downside is significant. It is not difficult to come up with half a dozen horrific outcomes of this technology.
by germinalphrase 1y ago
The dystopian downside is significant. It is not difficult to come up with half a dozen horrific outcomes of this technology.
- xg15 1y agoIndeed it is. I think the tech is enormously exciting, but the ways in which both ordinary people and people in power could abuse it, are obvious. I also don't trust the current brand of tech billionaires to handle this stuff responsibly - if they aren't specifically aiming for those dystopian scenarios even. Based on all of Musk's past behavior, he doesn't exactly strike me as a guy who would deeply care for the disabled or make it his life's mission to cure spinal cord injuries - or even to grant super powers with no strings attached to the average person. But he does seem like the kind of person who obsesses about the "next stage of evolution of the human race"...
- ethersteeds 1y agoUnskippable preroll ads in your dreams. A whole new meaning to "sentiment analysis".
- fsniper 1y agoFuturama! Just watched that episode today.
- freedomben 1y agoIt is amazing how well Futurama has held up :-D I recently watched an episode where there was a bit about "Don't date robots" and it had me absolutely rolling, but also hit pretty close to home in 2025
- SketchySeaBeast 1y agoBlack Mirror had a recent episode as well.
- goatlover 1y agoFunny part being how we have ads everywhere else today.
- consumer451 1y ago“Just a quick TSA neural scan prior to boarding.”
- 0xDEAFBEAD 1y agoImagine if your brain implant got infected by malware. There will be entries in the DSM for that, and another entry for "patient is convinced that implant is infected by malware, but it's actually totally fine".
- xg15 1y agoAnd then there will be neural rootkits that make people compulsively reject the mere possibility that they could be infected...