Brain
chips are made with a view to enhance the memory of human beings, to help
paralyzed patients, and are also intended to serve military purposes. It is
likely that implantable computer chips acting as sensors, or actuators, may
soon assist not only failing memory, but even bestow fluency in a new language,
or enable "recognition" of previously unmet individuals. The progress
already made in therapeutic devices, in prosthetics and in computer science
indicates that it may well be feasible to develop direct interfaces between the
brain and computers. This technology is only under developmental phase,
although many implants have already been made on the human brain for
experimental purposes
The study of the human brain is, obviously, the most complicated
area of research. It will be several years before we see a practical
application of the technology we've discussed. Let's hope such technologies
will be used for restoring the prosperity and peace of the world and not to
give the world a devastating end.
BENEFITS OF IMPLANTABLE CHIPS
The future may well involve the reality of science fiction's
cyborg, persons who have developed some intimate and occasionally necessary
relationship with a machine. It is likely that implantable computer chips
acting as sensors, or actuators, may soon assist not only failing memory, but
even bestow fluency in a new language, or enable "recognition" of
previously unmet individuals. The progress already made in therapeutic devices,
in prosthetics and in computer science indicates that it may well be feasible
to develop direct interfaces between the brain and computers. Computer
scientists predict that within the next twenty years neural interfaces will be
designed that will not only increase the dynamic range of senses, but will also
enhance memory and enable "cyberthink" — invisible communication with
others. This technology will facilitate consistent and constant access to
information when and where it is needed.
The linkage of smaller, lighter, and more powerful computer
systems with radio technologies will enable users to access information and
communicate anywhere or anytime. Through miniaturization of components, systems
have been generated that are wearable and nearly invisible, so that
individuals, supported by a personal information structure, can move about and
interact freely, as well as, through networking, share experiences with others.
The wearable computer project envisions users accessing the Remembrance Agent
of a large communally based data source.
As intelligence or sensory
"amplifiers", the implantable chip will generate at least four
benefits:
• It will increase the dynamic range of senses, enabling, for
example, seeing IR, UV, and chemical spectra;
• It will enhance memory;
• It will enable "cyberthink" — invisible communication
with others when making decisions, and
• It will enable consistent and constant access to information
where and when it is needed.
For many these enhancements will produce major improvements in the
quality of life, or their survivability, or their performance in a job. The
first prototype devices for these improvements in human functioning should be
available in five years, with the military prototypes starting within ten
years, and information workers using prototypes within fifteen years; general
adoption will take roughly twenty to thirty years. The brain chip will probably
function as a prosthetic cortical implant. The user's visual cortex will receive
stimulation from a computer based either on what a camera sees or based on an
artificial "window" interface.
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