cubinator Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I want to be able to control a hive of cyborg bees with my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegarrison Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 23 minutes ago, cubinator said: I want to be able to control a hive of cyborg bees with my mind. Move to Rapture. http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/Insect_Swarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 2 hours ago, mikegarrison said: Move to Rapture. http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/Insect_Swarm I don't really care about weaponizing them, it's just that I would do it with ants but ants can't fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I would reply to this but my brain computer is updating at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) On 26.04.2017 at 3:26 AM, cubinator said: it's just that I would do it with ants but ants can't fly. Fertile ants can and do fly, they have wings. (But why bother with ants, when ants are just degraded wasps?) Edited April 27, 2017 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Fertile ants can and do fly, they have wings. (But why bother with ants, when ants are just degraded wasps?) But those only have wings for a short time, while adult bees always can fly. It's less work. (Also, maybe it's time to divert the conversation back to neural nets instead of bees.) Edited April 27, 2017 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1t1o Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) I love the way that most humans have "ideas" whereas Elon has "companies". Middle of the Night. Elon, jerks awake, sweaty: "HolyShoot! I just had a company!" Edited April 27, 2017 by p1t1o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 16 minutes ago, p1t1o said: I love the way that most humans have "ideas" whereas Elon has "companies". Middle of the Night. Elon, jerks awake, sweaty: "HolyShoot! I just had a company!" Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, p1t1o said: I love the way that most humans have "ideas" whereas Elon has "companies". Do you still not believe, ideas are material? Edited April 28, 2017 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Oooooh, they have a website, it isn't much, but it's here: https://www.neuralink.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) "Engineer... Scientist... Scientist... Engineer... Engineer... " 1. After that anybody still doubts that SpaceX and KSP are being designed by the same people? 2. They don't need pilots. Absolutely. But a pilot can get employed as a Technician, that's way. 3. They aren't sure if Electrochemists are Scientists or just cosplay them. Upd..The same with immunohistochemists. Probably, chemists in a rocket lab fly too often and nobody knows if they are Scientists or those Pilots. Also, in Kerbish Chemist and Pilot can be synonyms. Edited May 2, 2017 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAL 9000 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 3 hours ago, kerbiloid said: "Engineer... Scientist... Scientist... Engineer... Engineer... " 1. After that anybody still doubts that SpaceX and KSP are being designed by the same people? 2. They don't need pilots. Absolutely. But a pilot can get employed as a Technician, that's way. 3. They aren't sure if Electrochemists are Scientists or just cosplay them. Upd..The same with immunohistochemists. Probably, chemists in a rocket lab fly too often and nobody knows if they are Scientists or those Pilots. Also, in Kerbish Chemist and Pilot can be synonyms. So right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainDreamer Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 On 2017-4-24 at 4:50 AM, mikegarrison said: Brain implants are already a thing of the present. However, as you might guess, brain surgery is extremely dangerous. So for now, brain implants are limited to the cases where they help really serious quality of life issues, like paralysis and severe seizure disorders. Because those are the only rewards that medically justify the risks. So far. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_implant And also for eating disorders: http://io9.com/5989179/a-brain-implant-that-treats-severe-eating-disorders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) There was a presentation yesterday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vbh3t7WVI&app=desktop 10,000 electrodes on a chip is what they're shooting for in version 1. Holy crap. Edited July 17, 2019 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Looks like the first chip is 1024 electrodes unless I missed something. This was a pretty cool talk, and it's important to realize how mainstream this is as technology given Cochlear implants, and other implanted devices that use these techniques but on a much lower count of electrodes. Even just as a medical device to treat brain disorders (or paraplegia), this is pretty exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Elon said a monkey has already been able to control a computer pointer with its brain using the device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 37 minutes ago, cubinator said: Elon said a monkey has already been able to control a computer pointer with its brain using the device. Pretty interesting. I have no idea about cyborg sort of applications (aspirational), but the legitimate medical uses are really significant for people with various deficits, and should be encouraging if they are right about the ability of the tiny wires to resist degradation in the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Was that his last warning?https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/2/18053418/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-google-deepmind-openai Has AI defeated him and taken over the control? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightside Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Was that his last warning?https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/11/2/18053418/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-google-deepmind-openai Has AI defeated him and taken over the control? He has been limiting the crazy Ambien tweets lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSEP Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 This is uhhhhh, yeah. This is obviously going to be great in the medical field, and do think they should focus on that first. But imagine what it can do outside the medical field. Imagine being able to control a Moon rover from the Earth using your mind, maybe further versions could affect other senses like vision, and we could see in infared or something. Im an not expert on this, so i don't exactly know what we can and can't do with this, but i know one thing i know for sure, the concept itself hurts my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) @NSEP controlling a rover on the moon with your mind isn’t really a leap forward. You could already do that with VR and your hands etc... and you don’t need to let a robot sewing machine go to town on your brain >_<. The potential of it is in its ability to increase the outgoing bandwidth of your mind and create new paths for input. It could enable forms of communication akin to being empathically or telepathically linked to one another. It could enable you to improve the way your brain processes, stores and retrieves information. (You could literally have a photographic memory and those memories need not even be stored in your brain. You could even upload events you experience online, down to the feel of the wind In your hair and the heat of the sun on your skin.) You might be able to stimulate areas of the brain in order to heighten your senses. And utilise computer processing power to augment your own cognitive abilities. If taken to the extreme of course. This won’t be version one XD Edited July 20, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Controlling a pointer with your brain (and more) isn't anything new, though most uses I've heard of were pretty experimental. I suspect that what he wants to do here is commercialize and develop a technology that's been in the works for some time. This is a natural step on a long road from R&D to a commercial product. It would be interesting to see this combined with exoskeleton work. For paraplegics (and anyone else who might want an exoskeleton), that could be the ultimate solution to the problem of controlling such a machine. Especially since the brain is naturally capable of operating a walking mechanism, so the more you can offload to it, the less you have worry about programming a machine to walk (which is hard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, NSEP said: Imagine being able to control a Moon rover from the Earth using your mind It's ok with the Moon. What really scares is if imagine the Earth cars controlled by mind. Spoiler Edited July 21, 2019 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 https://m.weibo.cn/status/4524840852491962?#&video Musk video in China with Q&A about AI/Neuralink. This seemed like the thread to chuck it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestAir Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Neural-Link + Biological Immortality = Limitless holodeck-like deep dives. Why would society even bother functioning in the real world at that point, when each individual can play god? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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