In the article, “Mind Control” by Richard Martin, Martin talks about using a system called BrainGate in paralyzed people; but could also lead to soldier controlled killer robots. Matthew Nagle is 25 years old; he is the first patient in a controversial clinical trial that seeks to prove brain-computer interfaces. Nagle’s BCI (Brain Computer Interface) is the most sophisticated ever tested on a human. The BCI allows Nagle to perform tasks using a computer cursor. “Once you can control a computer cursor, you can do anything from drawing circles to piloting a battleship,” that is the engineering challenge. The US Department of Defense helps fund ($25 million in grants) the labs working on brain-computers. Just imagine a warrior with the intellect of a human and the immortality of a machine. You would think that a human controlled robot would only be available in surreal life, like video games. If the technology continues to evolve the way stated in the article, we could have a fully functioning robot army that is controlled by humans. What engineers can do today is amazing I think what Nagle is doing is a great thing; he is helping the advancement of technology while trying to cure himself.
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It's true that it's hard to imagine something you'd find in movies or video games to really happen. This kind of technology can be extremely beneficial to people with brain disfunctions, but should it really be used to kill people? I personally think anything used to advance war (such as nuclear bombs), to harm society, rather than benefit it. I think that this kind of technology should be used to help people, not harm them.
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