Originally Posted by Fish (Post 10455432)

I think Hitler's human test subject would agree with me too, if they were alive.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 10455472)

No, robots will never = humans.

Originally Posted by Donger (Post 10455484)

I'm not sure I'd take that bet, if offered.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 10455170)

Maybe, but you can make that same argument for any tech advance.

If we can hands free type on a computer using our brains, it doesn't seem to big a leap in imagination that if we can already get information out of the brain, we can put info in.

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet (Post 10455237)

So do these digitized and downloaded brains have rights? Can they vote? Can they hook up their brain to an apache helicopter and mow people down? Can I reach over and turn them off if they are bothering me? Can they decide that our meat bag bodies are inferior and wipe the rest of us out? Can they have a billion copies of themselves downloaded into separate robot bodies and be everywhere at once? Can they be hacked? Would we really be improving the human race or ensuring its destruction?

No, really, sounds like a great idea.

Originally Posted by Rausch (Post 10455521)

Most of these problems will have already been encountered by AI long before we have the computing power to mimic the human brain...

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet (Post 10455526)

From what I gather, they want to plug the AI into people's brains and become a hybrid superhuman. I think we'll be dealing with these issues at, or close to, the same time.

Originally Posted by aturnis (Post 10455514)

Like he said in the interview, they have already implanted memories in mice.

Also think they have successfully watched people's dreams.

Originally Posted by Fish (Post 10455533)

Also of note.. I can't remember if it's been posted here, but I recently read about a similar technology in which they've found a way to erase bad memories from a brain, while leaving the good ones. A'la Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind movie. Intended for PTSD treatment and such.

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet (Post 10455537)

Between that and the ability to already implant memories in mice, I can see some good medical advances happening from this tech. But **** me if everyone can't see a little danger here.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 10456518)

Science SUCKS

http://www.livescience.com/43465-bab...probiotic.html

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet (Post 10455315)

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet (Post 10455537)

Between that and the ability to already implant memories in mice, I can see some good medical advances happening from this tech. But **** me if everyone can't see a little danger here.