More Cyber Stuff

[andrewducker]

Monkeys controlling robotic arms with their brains.

People hopefully to follow soon. Singularity just around the corner.

Comments

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

Didn't Kevin Warwick basically do this himself a while ago? I know his electrodes were in his arm rather than his brain, but it was still remote use of human-generated electronic impulses controlling a robotic arm. I saw him speak about it (arrogant bloke, I thought) and it was massively cool, in a sinister sort of way.

[andrewducker]

Ooh, Kevin Warwick. The man's a self-serving, over-publicised hand-waver, who comes up with things that sound fantastic to know-nothing journalists and members of the public who know fuck-all about AI and draws money away from projects that are actually worthwhile.

[drainboy.livejournal.com]

It is pretty cool, although I cannot find an objective commentry as to the level of sophistication of the control. Cyborg Kev does happen to have a propensity for doing one small cool thing then suddenly sparking off about his visions of the future where AI will take over the world Terminator/Matrix style. He's also a huge ego freak that _does_ take grants and funds away from serious scientists by his hunger for the media limelight and his involvement in scientifically dubious experiments with wild claims.

He is not what most of the AI community regard as a good scientist and it's not just jealousy.

Mike

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

The other thing that bothers me about Warwick is his utter, total refusal to engage in ethical discussions. And also, in his "woo! I'm a cyborg!" writings, he never once discusses what it means that he has neural implants when millions of others don't have medical treatment for curable conditions. Head up own arse.

Still, he is doing it.