The Rise of the Machine (and the social issues that will emerge).
The power of NewsmapAs I perused newsmap today (thank you SEGATECH!), I
came across the article which discusses the first thought controlled
prosthesis and I am struck by how rapidly things can change.The First
Thought Controlled ProsthesisThis first merge between human thought and
a robotic prosthesis suddenly blurs the line between human and the
machinery/robotics that until this point have been distinctly separate
from us.As we discuss the history of computing, my computer science
class has been talking about the next evolution in computing.And then
it happened under our nose. So, I posted this question for next week's
computer science consideration: An article appeared today about the
first thought controlled prosthesis that has been created by the
military.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.bionic14sep14,0,5964038.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlinesAs
we have begun to discuss biologic computing, I have the following
question.How will we classify things as human Cool Cat Teacher Blog, September 16, 2006. [Conversation]
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