Thanks in part to Elon Musk, the field of brain-computer interfaces has captured both public and investor interest, with a cadre of companies now developing implantable devices.

The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up::Thanks in part to Elon Musk, the field of brain-computer interfaces has captured both public and investor interest, with a cadre of companies now developing implantable devices.

  • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
    611·
    6 months ago

    I’m sorry, this version of i-plant is no longer supported. Please subscribe to a get a free replacement for your assisted eye sight, the premium option has no ads!

    • assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.worldEnglish
      412·
      6 months ago

      You joke but they’re actually people running into that problem right now. A company that made bionic eyes shutdown and their users nolonger have support.

      • Buttons@programming.devEnglish
        172·
        6 months ago

        “Intellectual property” protection has gone too far. It should not be illegal to repair your own devices, it should not be illegal to reverse engineer and break encryption on your own devices. Intellectual property should be inseparable from public interest responsibilities. If you buy a movie (and have proof of such), then whoever owns the IP for the movie should be required to provide you with additional copies, and if the IP gets lost in the legal weeds, then the movie is no longer copyrighted and people can copy and distribute it freely.

        As a society, we have no interest in making your rich just because you’re a passive owner, you provide no benefit to society and society should provide no benefit to you. However, if you create a popular movie, and you distribute it and you take responsibility for ensuring that those who have purchased the movie are able to view it freely, then you are rendering a service to society and deserve to profit.

      • DrWorm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Wasn’t that specifically because the inventor and doctor died unexpectedly and he just didn’t write any of that stuff down or train others on how the procedure was done?

  • LainOfTheWired@lemy.lolEnglish
    461·
    6 months ago

    Yeah no. Smartphones have ruined our mental health and privacy enough I can’t even imagine what an implant would do to us.

    • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      6 months ago

      Unlikely. These implants require far less in terms of outside-the-body tech.

      Also those people were blind, which is a whole other issue because you need external feedback processing.

      Its novelty is that it doesn’t require open brain surgery. Instead, it’s implanted through a slit at the base of the neck and threaded up through the jugular vein into the motor cortex—the part of the brain that directs movement. The device is powered by a small battery pack placed under the skin of the chest. Synchron has implanted 10 patients, including six in a US feasibility trial supported by the Brain Initiative.

      Being up to “cure” paralysis is a great thing.

  • dmalteseknight@programming.devEnglish
    19·
    6 months ago

    People seem to think it is a one time thing. But are you going to have invasive brain surgery every time you need a major upgrade because your current implants are no longer being supported?

  • Holyginz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    6 months ago

    I’m not getting anything put in my brain or otherwise until we get away from the current mindset of disposable electronics. Also not until I know its not going to be used to funnel ads into my brain.

  • sorghum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    Just a matter of time before we get Ghost in the Shell style cybernetics replacing parts of our brains

  • Chaotic Entropy@feddit.ukEnglish
    1·
    6 months ago

    These companies are more interested in the prestige of getting there first, and securing venture capital than the actual applications, implants, and patients.