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I was thinking about this while I was in class (information technology). What if there was a device that could directly link your mind to your computer, just like an external harddrive. Let's say this device could look like nothing more then a headphone set with a brain symbol on it that rests on the upper part of the head. It would show the contents of the person's mind just like that of an external harddrive. The user could copy text, audio and video files from the computer straight into memory. Of course the device would have to be able to convert the format of the files.
What impact do you think the availability of this invention would have on society?
I think it would be a means to get a college level education in minutes or hours, depending on how fast the computer can transfer data. It could be used as evidence in a crime, or to show dreams and nightmares to others. Users could even delete traumatic memories that haunted them for years if they wanted to.
Of course this could have disadvantages too. Steganography is one of them. This is the technology of hiding a text document in a picture file. The text isn't part of the actual visual image and so the hidden message wouldn't show in a printed copy. With this scenario, a person could be brainwashed into associating whatever the hidden message was with the image. Another disadvantage would be spyware. A device like this should never be used while the computer is connected to the internet. As far as computer viruses getting into the mind, the only way this could work is if the attacker was skilled in both hacking and neuroscience. A working rootkit would be the worst thing to get into a persons mind.
This may seem like a strangely random thing to discuss, but class was just that boring today and I had to imagine something off the wall to stay awake.
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The Unimaginable Advancements In Technology, What if there was an invention that could transfer data directly betwe
Barnard The Unimaginable Advancements In Technology Sep 8 2011, 03:53 PM
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