so, in class today, we were discussing the very creepy concepts of mind control and robots and how technology seems to be bringing us ever closer to the stuff that was once considered straight out of science fiction. i talked about how in a philosophy class i had taken in highschool there was an article in wired magazine about a paralyzed man becoming part of a study that allowed him to use his mind to move objects on a screen and in the realm of reality. literally putting a sort of outlet into his brain, they would plug him into either the robotic arm or the monitor and using his thoughts- he would move them. he plays pong, checks e-mails, and they are trying to work with him and a robotic hand.
anyone else slightly wigged about this? especially with the fact that the government has a hand in the financing and is hoping to harness this technology for military purposes?
it all just seems very science fiction and unreal and yet…this article is 3 years old and i am sure we’ve progressed from that point on.
