| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain 08:03 - Jan 30 with 1462 views | Steve_M |
A dilemma for all the 'covid vaccines are Bill Gates injecting microchips into my blood' Musk fanboys.
https://www.bbc.com/news/techn
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 09:49 - Jan 30 with 1357 views | Keno |
For once Norfolk is ahead of the times, they have chips on both shoulders |  |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 09:51 - Jan 30 with 1354 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
I wouldn’t even trust him with McCain microchips. |  | | |
| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:04 - Jan 30 with 1296 views | NthQldITFC |
Funny looking sheep's arse. |  |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:07 - Jan 30 with 1287 views | bluelagos |
The downsides of being chipped are pretty obvious.
Wondering what the upsides would be?
Helping an elderly person who had fallen with an emergency call made including their location? Finding a dementia suffering relative who had disappeared/got lost?
Any others? Shed loads of ethical concerns too. |  |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:12 - Jan 30 with 1263 views | BlueBadger |
| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:07 - Jan 30 by bluelagos |
The downsides of being chipped are pretty obvious.
Wondering what the upsides would be?
Helping an elderly person who had fallen with an emergency call made including their location? Finding a dementia suffering relative who had disappeared/got lost?
Any others? Shed loads of ethical concerns too. |
So his fanboys can laugh at his lame jokes instantly rather than waiting for him to post them on Twitter? |  |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:25 - Jan 30 with 1238 views | J2BLUE |
| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:07 - Jan 30 by bluelagos |
The downsides of being chipped are pretty obvious.
Wondering what the upsides would be?
Helping an elderly person who had fallen with an emergency call made including their location? Finding a dementia suffering relative who had disappeared/got lost?
Any others? Shed loads of ethical concerns too. |
I think I’d rather go with an Apple Watch which can do that and more. |  |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:36 - Jan 30 with 1209 views | bluelagos |
| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:25 - Jan 30 by J2BLUE |
I think I’d rather go with an Apple Watch which can do that and more. |
Can defo see air tags being quite handy for a vulnerable elderly relative (or a young kid) | |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 11:07 - Jan 30 with 1157 views | DanTheMan |
| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:07 - Jan 30 by bluelagos |
The downsides of being chipped are pretty obvious.
Wondering what the upsides would be?
Helping an elderly person who had fallen with an emergency call made including their location? Finding a dementia suffering relative who had disappeared/got lost?
Any others? Shed loads of ethical concerns too. |
Simply put, it would be useful in any situation where being able to communicate with a computer just by thinking would be advantageous.
So people who are paralysed would be a prime example.
But I wouldn't let anything Musk touches anywhere near by brain. |  |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 11:08 - Jan 30 with 1163 views | blueasfook |
| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:25 - Jan 30 by J2BLUE |
I think I’d rather go with an Apple Watch which can do that and more. |
There is a school of thought that sees the evolution of humans becoming integrated with technology. Many people seem to have a mobile phone stuck to their hand these days, so perhaps not that far fetched! |  |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 11:11 - Jan 30 with 1150 views | NthQldITFC |
| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 10:07 - Jan 30 by bluelagos |
The downsides of being chipped are pretty obvious.
Wondering what the upsides would be?
Helping an elderly person who had fallen with an emergency call made including their location? Finding a dementia suffering relative who had disappeared/got lost?
Any others? Shed loads of ethical concerns too. |
I think they're looking at doing more active things than just acting as beacons aren't they? Like making an elderly person reconfigure themselves after a fall to walk out on their hands, or causing the lost dementia sufferer to hijack and re-program a driverless car to take them to Starbucks. | |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 11:13 - Jan 30 with 1142 views | bluelagos |
| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 11:07 - Jan 30 by DanTheMan |
Simply put, it would be useful in any situation where being able to communicate with a computer just by thinking would be advantageous.
So people who are paralysed would be a prime example.
But I wouldn't let anything Musk touches anywhere near by brain. |
Yeah, can see MND sufferers being able to communicate more effectively then.
Suspect in 100 years time this will all be quite normalised - but thankfully we'll all be long gone by then. | |
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| Tech news: would you let this man put a chip in your brain on 12:36 - Jan 30 with 1066 views | BlueBadger |
I wouldn't let Free Speech Elon put chips in an old newspaper. [Post edited 30 Jan 2024 12:37]
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