A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster “Avatar” one step closer to reality.

“In an age where the citizens of the supposedly free world are considered the enemy by their own governments, developments such as Singularity and brain/machine interfaces should be viewed with a heavy dose of skepticism and resistance. That is, while our ability to do so still exists.”

Bioelektrische Chips könnten in Zukunft beispielsweise in das Gehirn, in Augen oder Ohren implantiert werden, um gestörte Nervenverbindungen wieder herzustellen.

In the future we may all have this kind of “electronic skin” attached to our bodies. In “E-Skin”, as it is also known, liquid metal has been integrated in a sheet of silicone, creating a kind of stretchable electronics.

A crack team of neuroscientist engineers from the University of Minnesota have created the first brain-computer interface (BCI) that allows the human user to navigate a 3D space. […]

Then there are people who lack entire gamuts of movement, such as those who have suffered brain injuries or are afflicted by paralysis. The Minnesotan BCI could give these people control over some arms and legs — and then we’re into frickin’ mecha territory! Finally, there are the gaming, augmented reality, and virtual world implications: why use a mouse or gamepad when you can simply think about shooting your BFG 9000?

(via forvillelser)

“I still believe technology will be the great equalizer that brings comparable economic opportunities to all regions of the world. But I’m beginning to wonder if that same technology will also ultimately make the rich world as fragmented and unequal as the poor, and turn the majority middle class into a thing of the past.”

If the technological singularity ever comes true, work life as we know it today will make no sense anymore. Actually, capitalism will make no sense anymore…