Ep. 132: This Is Your Brain On Musk
Elon Musk wants to drill a hole in your head and jack your shit into the matrix. This will definitely kill you, but after watching the recent Democratic Debates, we must ask--would a relatively quick death at the hands of an eccentric man-child be preferable to living a long and life with the memory of John Delaney.
But it isn't just Musk that wants to plug you into a computer--Facebook, a cadre of another benevolent group of rich brain enthusiasts also want to access to that sweet sweet grey matter. So what's the deal brain-to-computer interfaces. What do they mean for our health, our privacy, and even our humanity?
All that and a few choice remarks about Corey Booker’s new and improved smoothness this week on Future Left.
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Sources for this week:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/16/20697123/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-reading-thread-robot?fbclid=IwAR1Q7pPUZWTTkKhERMxd0LBCP5UZZN28xrNzwn6Z5k7GrAYr2CwENTWj1_I
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613982/nathan-copeland-man-with-brain-implant-on-elon-musk-neuralink-brain-computer-interface/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1564500265
https://futurism.com/facebook-mind-reading-headset
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb88za/amazon-requires-police-to-shill-surveillance-cameras-in-secret-agreement
https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/7/31/20747916/facebook-brain-computer-interface-policy-neuralink
