In the future direct interfacing between the brain and technology seems likely. The rudimentary technology has already been demonstrated and Musk’s company is working on an implant meant to be a commercial product. My question is about how you see the interface eventually working. In particular I am curious about what the advantage of an implant is.
From the demonstrations I’ve seen things like typing, moving cursors, ect can be achieved with sensors applied to the body externally like an fmri skullcap or a neckband that reads vibrations in the vocal cords. External sensors are much safer to apply than a brain implant, they can be replaced much more easily if they malfunction, and they can be upgraded. I have read an article that said there are advantages to implants for people with medical issues like paralysis because the implant can offer feedback providing a more “normal” experience and interacting with specific nerves gives more precise control and less lag time. For medical applications like restoring lost function that makes the risk of surgery make sense. For the average person what advantages do implants offer over external sensors that make the risks of brain surgery worth it?
Because those things arent as reliable, it muddies it down and lessens the amount of inputs you can have, requiring measuring impulses across every region of your head to get the maximum spread.
With an internal implant you can achieve 2 way communication, and in theory have as many in puts as you can connections to your nerves or neurons or whatever.
I dont want to simply move a cursor around or think through some words, i want a computer that can exist fully within my vision, generating sights, smells, sounds, touch, as real as reality, that i can control as easily as i can blink, sit, and stretch my toes, an implant in theory is a seamless extension of the human body, a skullcap is more akin to a hands free keyboard and mouse.
But I wouldn’t get a fucking Musk branded one.