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Comment by nephihaha

19 days ago

There are a lot of ethical issues surrounding Neuralink and how it would be used. It might be good for certain medical stuff but I can see how it can be abused.

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WalterBright  19 days ago

> There are a lot of ethical issues surrounding Neuralink and how it would be used

Like what? (There are always ethical issues with new medical technology.)

> It might be good for certain medical stuff

Yes, like giving sight to the blind! What a monster Musk is!

P.S. two of my largest medical fears are becoming paralyzed or going blind. Neuralink has promise in making these treatable. I'm all for it!

  • bananaflag  19 days ago

    > Like what? (There are always ethical issues with new medical technology.)

    Like mind control, thought surveillance, neural torture (the last one would be easiest).

    I think these are inevitable technologies, I don't blame Neuralink in particular.

    • WalterBright  19 days ago

      Mean people already do these things. Other people are already trying to use AI to decode your brainwaves and thoughts. There's no evidence Neuralink is doing anything unethical.

  • nephihaha  18 days ago

    Neuralink has various potentials. One of them is that it becomes obligatory or even mandatory... If you don't get it, you'll be accused of being a luddite. It will probably start as a medical tool and progress to there.

    The problem is that you are giving away access to your mind, one of the last private spaces. That means your thoughts can be stolen (think AI scraping but worse), or advertising put in your dreams. Perhaps even used to reprogram your mind etc.

    • fragmede  18 days ago

      > One of them is that it becomes obligatory or even mandatory...

      Given how smartphones have percolated society, I fear you may have a point, but I think that might be the slippery slope fallacy.

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  • antonvs  19 days ago

    > What a monster Musk is!

    Glad we’re on the same page.

    When I was using Zortech C++ in the ‘80s, I never imagined I’d be talking to the author nearly half a century later about his support for a fascist Nazi near-trillionaire.

    Wtf is wrong with you.