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> [He] cautioned that computers should not be allowed to have input into our thoughts. What does he mean? He disapproves of brain-computer interfaces? Google G
by AceJohnny2 13y ago
> [He] cautioned that computers should not be allowed to have input into our thoughts.
What does he mean? He disapproves of brain-computer interfaces? Google Glass? Our distraction-based use of them (Facebook, Reddit, HN...) ?
Or as a way of redisigning (sorry) our interaction with the world around us? If this is what he means, I strongly disagree with him: computers are probably the most powerful tool we've ever invented, and we're just beginning to understand how we can integrate them well in our lives.
- hipsters_unite 13y agoYeah, I would have liked more exposition on that point as well. Earlier, when talking about product design he says, "We wanted to change the world," so it would have been interesting to worry the tooth a little over modern technical innovation (computing, software, robotics, to name three), as I'd be surprised if he was dismissing it all out of hand.
- teamonkey 13y agoI took it in exactly the same way as his comments on cars. To get them to perform the task you want them to do you need to have amassed knowledge of how their underlying systems work, and as a user a lot of your time is spent balancing those systems.