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I have a big brain, so I refuse all microchips. I won't settle for anything less than a macrochip.

Personally, I think the technology has great potential. But under capitalism? Fuck no.

Meh, I think the concept of interfacing directly with the brain is really interesting, I just don't know if an Elon company is the one I want doing it.

Of course I'd rather have a brain interface that I didn't have to implant though.

Alternative answer: YES!

Companies know best what is good for us and people crave stuff with a micro- prefix, like microplastics (yummy), microtransactions (funny), microbial infections (it's like a pet), microwaves in your brain (tickles), etc.

I mean, that's how cautionary tales such as Black Mirror are supposed to work

We can hardly get our self-designed computer systems to adequately communicate with each other or function. How confident are you that we can design an appropriate interface with our brain? Something which we still have yet to fully decipher?

In no way do I want venture capitalists and tech bros fucking fumbling around in my brain with hardware designed and constructed by the lowest bidder.

There is a non-zero chance that once they have a chip in your brain, they will find a way to stream ads in to it.

For that reason, I'm out.

Wait, you mean I can let the guy who invented a shittier version of a subway train (the tunnel has colorful LEDs though) and routinely bitches about safety regulations put computer chips in my brain?! Woah, sign me up for the future!

Given how big corpos are already fucking up the job market due to AI, it's not such a good idea to go all in with cutting edge technologies right from the get-go

There is a long list of legit and or cook reasons to have a microchip in a brain. Controlling or assisting damaged brain structures, you can mitigate the symptoms.of Parkinsons, give vision to a blind person.. but I also think the cool parts van be nice and probably are inevitable. Being able to communicate in your head, that sort of thing. I see it as something that will happen and people WILL do it.

Also, who do you think will make these chips? A fairy? Of course companies will (and already do) make them.

I think instead of screaming NONONO we should start thinking about what rules your any such companies to follow. Maybe have the design schematics be open source. A hard "off" button, somehow. A ban on ads and tracking (in combination with the hard off)

Yeah there are very start things possible, doesn't mean it has to be like that

If I can play videogames in my head while I'm at work, great. If my addict dopamine brain gets highjacked so that I don't know how to do anything except consume ads then bad.

If the person has a disability and the chip somehow improves the condition, then, under extremely tight legislation, yes. Otherwise, no.

Friendly reminder that pacemakers can and do get hacked

Should a profit-driven company do it?

HELL NO!

Should it be researched so one day it can be done cheaply, safely, healthily, with absolute control given to the person receiving the hardware?

HELL YES!

I can see them being a game changer for the medical industry, but before I'd trust putting them into anyone's brains they need to be regulated into the ground first.

PC parts can’t even go few years without losing backwards compatibility (e.g. cpu sockets changing every few years). Last thing I need is for my physical body to incompatible with the newest and best stuff because I got a permanent implant when the tech wasn’t as evolved. This will always be the problem with invasive technology in my opinion.

No. (It's made by Elon Musk, I would not buy it use anything he made if you held a gun to my head)

I’m theory I don’t oppose it to help regain senses and such. In practice that’s already happened and been a disaster

If it is advertised well, it will be the same as with smartphones nowadays. Companies won't plant chips into human brains, people will pay to have chips planted into their brains and pay even more for yearly upgrades.

Depends on the use case and the oversight. If I lose the ability to walk and an implant can make it easier I'll take the implant. It's unfortunate this type of technology didn't exist for Hawking. With what he had he could only write a sentence a minute IIRC.

Amazing article on neural implants for blindness and some of the real world challenges.

RemindMe! 40 years

As soon a company offers this shit I am in.

However I need proof that I am the owner and user of the chip. So if Apple would sell it I probably won't buy it, because I wouldn't own what I bought

More RAM would be kinda nice though.

The only way I would accept a microchip is if they implant it deep in my ass with a huge cock

I think in a perfect world it could be really cool

In this one however it'll just be exploited

Common sense can be used to sustain any stupid argument, and it should be disregarded as a valid counterpoint to anything.

The devices need FDA approval and some safeguards. A neurosurgeon needs to assess the risk vs benefit for the patient and they need to come to an agreement on whether it's the right treatment. Problems with these devices are strokes, bleeds, infection, swelling in the brain, etc. which while fairly rare aren't insignificant.

Aside from that general statement on risks of brain implants and brain surgery, the other big issue is whether or not they will be supported in 10-15 years or will Elon Musk flush that company down the drain as well? There was a company making implants that helped patients see that just shuttered it's doors and said "whelp, sorry folks, no one can help you with your implant now".