After reading the article, "Implant Memory Chips in Our Brains," I was fascinated about the idea. Who wouldn't want to improve their mind with a simple implant, if it was proven safe? This is another segment of Mad Scientist's Ramblings from my old blog. It may be a bit dated, note the reference to older technology.
In a futurist perspective, these ‘chips’ will allow us to ‘google’
just by thinking, someday. It is only a matter of time, consider the
following: Voice recogition was once poor for a machine, now it’s matured. With
voice recognition software you can perform searches just by talking. For
example, Vlingo’s voice software on Blackberries and other mobile
devices.
Visual recognition, while poor now, it’s expanding quickly. For
example Google’s new image search can discern differences in color with
the help of quantum computing. It’s probably not a far fetched idea to
assume we’ll be able to ‘Google’ just by looking at something soon.
Mind recognition is at a infantile state. There are some experimental
‘mind-reading’ caps that aren’t invasive in development, even a toy.
Invasive mind-machine interfaces have been around for some time and,
while barbaric, interfaces between neurons and transistors have become
much more symbiotic. By nature they are similar.
Advances in this technology will also revitalize people with physical
disabilities and paralysis. Prosthetics will become more integrated
with the available nerves. As we learn to interpret our own
bioelectronic signals we can design a more compatible and less invasive
system. And it would be nice to google by thinking about it.
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