The mind is not a joystick.
Throughput is not the measurement of a good BCI.
BCI as a term should be abolished.
Someone is going to make something so seemingly simple, but unbelievably meaningful, to rule this space.
There are many ways to get high fidelity 'joystick' level control out of a brain, especially if given one-on-one training.
The problems for Neuralink will be the same with any implant - immune responses and infections - and in a sensitive area no less.
I was at a conference where people were debating the merits of non-invasive vs. invasive neural interfaces. A surgeon argued that people would obviously never accept non-invasive ones...ON COSMETIC GROUNDS: EEG caps (and similar) look dorky.
Many people do go to great pains to hide disabilities, but I was (and still am) really skeptical that this totally trumps fears around highly-invasive neurosurgery!
Hypothetically let's say I'm 90, I'd love to be able to jack into the matrix to play with my grandkids.
Even though it's an incredibly effective treatment, surgeons are pretty reluctant to do DBS implants on older patients with Parkinson's Disease because of the risks of the surgery itself. That's with a pretty clear medical case too.
You haters are literally lying lmao.
For example, as of this writing, you could have an experimental procedure that results in light sensitive neurons, that when excited by a laser, stop your breathing and remove the sensation of asphyxiation to let you die a painless, playful death.
(Optogenetics, table stakes)
So I think it’s massively important to discuss what should and shouldn’t be done with Neurotech, otherwise with the rate the “throughput” argument is going... aka all of these joystick developments... your life value will be pegged to how many blockchains your mind can mine... enjoy the matrix!