Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Are We Becoming Cyborgs? (part 2)


Researches have already been developing a form of brain-computer interface that allows you to essentially type words directly with your mind. The technology currently exists so that paralyzed patients with neuro-implants can communicate through typing just by thinking about it. However, the people at a Facebook's R&D division, Building 8, want to do this without any brain implants. They have been working on a technology that is non-invasive and can scan your brain, picking up the words you intend to speak or write but haven't done so yet. The technology targets the speech part of your brain, and researchers insist that fears of other thoughts being captured are unfounded...

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