THOUGHT-READING MACHINES AND THE DEATH OF LOVE
Publication/Creation Date
April 16 2018Description
Jason Pontin discusses Mary Lou Jepsen's TEDTalk in Vancouver, where she demonstrated Openwater's most recent advancements in brain-machine communication: "an optical imaging system—sufficiently compact to fit inside a skull cap, wand, or bandage—that scatters and captures near-infrared light inside our bodies to create holograms that reveal our occluded selves". This compact, more affordable MRI system could provide more people with access to medical diagnoses and treatments, but also "could be abused for purposes of surveillance and control". Augments
Diagnosing,
Treating,
Understanding,
Seeing,
Controlling,
Surveilling,
Accessing,
Monitoring,
Tracking,
Watching,
Fearing,
Feeling,
Thinking,
RememberingTechnology Keywords
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI),
Brain-Machine Interface (BMI),
Magnetic Resonant Imaging (MRI),
Holography,
Holograms ,
Microchips,
Infrared (IR),
Light Waves,
Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs),
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI),
Optigenetics,
Digital TelepathyKeywords
Medical,
Medical Treatment,
Medical Diagnoses,
Cancer,
Tumors,
Biological,
Light,
Demonstration,
Accessibility ,
Healthcare,
Neuroscience,
Brain Function,
Transhumanism,
Surveillance,
Ethics,
PrivacySource
https://www.wired.com/story/ideas-jason-pontin-openwater/
Date archived
September 12 2018Last edited
February 28 2020