The Present State of Neural Implants and Me
The threads have been rife with reports of companies planning to design, manufacture, and implement neural implants.These are technology payloads attached directly to a biological brain rendering the individual thusly modified a 'cyborg' as it were ...
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Personally, I am not too keen on his idea to utilize cell phone control interfacing — because I am not really interested in using smart phones anyway and I utterly detest and have no confidence or trust in google at all.
No droid will ever be attached to me via some brain implant.
Then there are other issues such as the evolution of the technology and just how much 'guinea pig' is someone at this juncture compared to farther down the road.
I likewise would prefer those training wheels were attached to someone else's brain thank you very much.
Then there is hacking. Our failure to prevent hacking at the backbone level of the internet coupled with the dismal fact that most of our consumer electronics are manufactured in China is a compelling argument for avoidance.
I could just see malware developed to overtake implant technologies but cannot fathom what those consequences might entail.
Be all of this as it may; were I predisposed to involving myself in these activities it would have to be something a LOT more trusted tried and true than anything on the horizon.
The very thought of some dirtbag programmer's AI operating something in my head is totally abhorrent. No AI module will ever have my name on it at this juncture and I'm about as 'pro technology' as we get.
Trust is one thing. Stupidity is quite another.