Re:Facebook to acquire CTRL-Labs, a startup for controlling ...
by state_less on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @12:15PM
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This tech has the potential to distort market forces to a significant degree. Somewhat similar to how cigarettes are harmful to the user, but the user wants to smoke them anyway due to the products impact on the brain.
New products may not get investment because the user is hopelessly attached to the old product through some a reward signal hardwired into their brain.
On the other hand, learning and studying could feel awesome with such tech. And mind altering substances might not be a requirement.
As we get more powerful tech, I think we should work towards ways of bending the tech toward positive outcomes.
Re:Facebook to acquire CTRL-Labs, a startup for controlling ...
by shredprez on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @03:25PM
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Hopefully folks like yourself have a seat at the table when it comes time to define "positive outcomes."
Re:Facebook to acquire CTRL-Labs, a startup for controlling ...
by qnsi on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @11:16AM
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Ctrl labs decode signal from your arm, no brain stimulation yet, but who knows what Facebook wants to do
Re:Facebook to acquire CTRL-Labs, a startup for controlling ...
by fragmede on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @04:57PM
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Okay, Black Mirror. (mind you, I don't think the suspicion is unwarranted, especially when it comes to Facebook.) Optimistically though, targted TMS or some other brain affecting technology, could treat depression, ADHD, schizophrenia, anxiety, autism, or any other number of mental maladies. (To be clear, this is very much in the realm of science fiction, TMS is nowhere near this.)
It's creepy af. But 20 years ago when you told someone about the privacy intrusions of smartphones, people would've been creeped out as well so I'm pessimist and saying it will come.