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The other day someone contacted me from overseas, doing research on human brain, specifically computer interfaces. The Professor of Neurobiology was doing a research paper and indicated to me that; "it is possible for a computer/human interface device in the future." Now then, yes, well, I would agree with what he is saying actually, lots of future implications in all of this.
It appears to me that tapping into the neural network and adding in a computational chip to convert brain signals to ones and zeros is feasible for thought-swapping. And of course, add-on memory such as a PhD in physics, mathematics, and engineering on a chip and connected to the Internet allowing a human being to appear to be all-knowing like IBMs Watson. The applications are endless, not only for controlling cars, aircraft, equipment, wheel chairs, appliances, computers, but for human interaction "Arthur C Clarke 3001 'space cap' style" as well.
One thing that should be considered is the challenges with the future of "brain hacking" and mind control, although humans these days seem to be pretty good at that without this technology today. Nano-tech and Moore's Law will assist in creating nodes and motes which will find locations to lodge themselves to read and interpret and interface, even deliver nutrients and weed out bio-threats to the brain which have slipped by the blood brain barrier.
There is so much science in all of this from so many different places all converging as we speak. So, I told my acquaintance that; "I have so many thoughts on all of this, I hardly know where to begin our dialogs. But perhaps, you'd like to lead off on a specific topic and we can dance around that subject and come up with something brilliant for your thesis, something that could be a future breakthrough in this niche of scientific endeavor?"
Just to give you an idea of how fast all this is moving forward; there was an interesting article in the science news recently where a researcher at Cal Tech had created a device, a neural network made from DNA, the article appeared in SpaceDaily, and referred to a paper that just appeared in Nature. The SpaceDaily article was titled; "Caltech Researchers Create the First Artificial Neural Network Out of DNA," by Staff Writers in Pasadena, CA (SPX) and appeared on Jul 27, 2011. You really should go look up that article if this topic interests you.
The article stated; "This is a major step toward creating artificial intelligence-not in a robot or a silicon chip, but in a test tube. Although brainlike behaviors within artificial biochemical systems have been hypothesized for decades, they appeared to be very difficult to realize." And, yet, they are almost there, at least proving concept that is. It is only a matter of time now.
Now then, back the point I was making, this is another of many incremental steps forward, pushing the bounds of possibility. That future is coming, and that's what I'd like you to please consider and think on.
Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes writing 24,300 articles will be difficult because all the letters on his keyboard are now worn off now.
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