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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down9·2 years agoYou realize this tech has existed for like a decade, right? Shit, I remember research from 20 years ago.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·2 years agoSo why is Neuralink a thing, then?
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoMarketing. https://roboticsbiz.com/the-history-of-brain-computer-interfaces-bcis-timeline/
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·2 years agoIf that’s what it takes to get the tech into the heads of people who need it, yay marketing.
minus-squareDancingBear@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoBecause a quadriplegic can play a pc civilization video game on it. I don’t even like Elon Musk anymore but this is badazz. Imagine being able to control something and staying up so excited as a quadriplegic person and then passing out and still dreaming about the game. But yes,let’s be hesitant no? I assume they are following the regulations and what not
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·2 years agoAh, back to “we don’t want advances that could help quadriplegics because Twitter man bad!” Again.
minus-squareNekoKamiGuru@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoHe said something nice about Trump so he must be cursed for 7 generations
You realize this tech has existed for like a decade, right?
Shit, I remember research from 20 years ago.
So why is Neuralink a thing, then?
Marketing.
https://roboticsbiz.com/the-history-of-brain-computer-interfaces-bcis-timeline/
If that’s what it takes to get the tech into the heads of people who need it, yay marketing.
Because a quadriplegic can play a pc civilization video game on it. I don’t even like Elon Musk anymore but this is badazz.
Imagine being able to control something and staying up so excited as a quadriplegic person and then passing out and still dreaming about the game.
But yes,let’s be hesitant no? I assume they are following the regulations and what not
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Ah, back to “we don’t want advances that could help quadriplegics because Twitter man bad!” Again.
He said something nice about Trump so he must be cursed for 7 generations