Musk: mind-reading is the future, we are cyborg-horse gram, cyborg, mind-reading-IT information
Foreign media reported on April 22, Beijing time, 10 years, people may achieve interconnection of brain and computer? This sounds crazy, but it is the billionaire entrepreneur ailong·masike (Elon Musk) forecasts. He founded a new company called Neuralink, with the goal of tiny electrodes implanted in the brain, first treatment of injuries and disease, but will help people in the future by "telepathically" communicate.
Mr MASKEY Wait But Why writer to the blog site dimu·wuerban on Thursday (Tim Urban) introduces his ambitions. Here are his 5 points for future brain-Internet:
We are cyborg
For musk, Smartphones have given us 10 years ago did not have the ability.
"On Google you can ask a question and get answers immediately. You can read books, listen to any music. Using a spreadsheet, you can perform complex operations. You can also video chat for free with others. These can only be achieved through the magic of the past. ”
"I think people don't realize is that they have is a cyborg. And 20 years ago, or even 10 years ago, you had to be a different creature. If you came to a mobile phone, it will be like that of the missing limb syndrome. I think people have a little mobile phones, notebook computers and applications together. ”
But, typing is too slow
Cell phone in our pocket may let us into the digital Superman, but using voice commands or tap the screen to be a slow process. Neuralink you can route to the human brain and the computer are connected together.
"Will change in the future--have a high-bandwidth interface is interface to enhance your digital capability. Now communication, regardless of whether to speak or use your finger to enter, is too slow. We should be able to direct neural interfaces based on improved multiple orders of magnitude. ”
"There are many concepts in your brain, it must find ways to turn these concepts into a very low data rate, talking or typing to show up. This is the role of language. Your brain to execute on the idea, the concept of a compression algorithm. People need to listen to, extract the contents of hearing, this is a great loss of energy in the process. If you have two brain interface, you may can be uncompressed with another person directly communicate concepts. ”
Read my mind is the future
Smooth musk to imagine such a world in the not-too-distant future, people can "voluntary telepathically."
"If I talk to you a concept, you actually are telepathic. At that time, you do not need to use words to express, but exchanges reached a now unimaginable concept interactive level. ”
"I can think of a bunch of flowers, which in my mind has a very clear picture, but even provide you with an overview of the flower, also need a lot of words. In the case of you do not agree with, people will not be able to read your mind. It's like when you don't want to open your mouth to speak, you wouldn't say that. ”
AI threat to human
Musk believes, the rise of Super intelligent machines is a threat to human survival, so now is the time to deal with artificial intelligence (AI).
"I realize that in the past years, AI significantly ahead of a lot of human intelligence. Until then, we will face some risk, there are some bad things, things we can't control, humans have no control over things, or a small group of people have a monopoly on AI or there is uncontrolled AI situation. It may not happen, but it may also be. ”
"In essence, if everyone from Superman's home planet krypton, then that would be great. But if there is only one Superman, and personalities, like Hitler, then we are in trouble. ”
Brain-Internet will have 10 years to realize
Human brain and computer Internet how long does it take? Musk believes that Neuralink needed four years to take advantage of this technology in the treatment of brain injuries, some 10 years before general availability of the equipment.
"The technology will first be used to repair the stroke or the removal of cancerous parts of brain damage caused by these injuries will fundamentally lose some people specific cognitive skills. It might help people with quadriplegia or paraplegia patients help memory problems, elderly people unable to remember the child's name. ”
"I think our technology from being used by a disabled person who also has approximately 8 to 10 years. It is to be noted that, it will be subject to approval by regulators and equipment disabled people severely affected by the effect. ”
马斯克：读心术是未来，我们已是半机械人 - 马斯克,半机械人,读心术 - IT资讯
据外媒北京时间4月22日报道，10年内，人们可能就会实现大脑与计算机的互联？这听起来有些疯狂，但却是亿万富翁企业家埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的预测。他创办了一家名为Neuralink的新公司，目标是将微小电极植入人脑中，首先治疗伤病和疾病，但是在未来会协助人们通过“心灵感应”进行交流。
马斯克在周四向博客网站Wait But Why撰稿人蒂姆·乌尔班（Tim Urban）介绍了他的这一雄心壮志。以下是他对未来脑机互联的5点看法：
我们已经是半机械人
对于马斯克来说，智能手机已经给予了我们10年前不曾具有的超能力。
“你能够在谷歌上提出一个问题，并且会立即获得答案。你可以看任何书籍，听任何音乐。借助电子表格，你可以进行复杂运算。你也可以与其他人进行免费视频聊天。这些在过去只能通过巫术来实现。”
“我认为，人们现在没有意识到的是，他们已经是一个半机械人。和20年前，甚至10年前相比，你已经是一个不同的生物。如果你落下了手机，就会表现出像缺少肢体那样的综合症状。我想，人们已经有点与手机、笔记本电脑以及应用融合在一起。”
但是说话、打字太慢
我们口袋中的手机可能会让我们变成数字超人，但是使用语音指令或者点击屏幕是一个缓慢的过程。Neuralink则能通过线路将人脑与计算机连接在一起。
“未来将会改变的是接口——拥有一个高带宽接口来加强你的数字化能力。现在的沟通，不管是说话还是使用手指输入，都太慢了。我们应该能够直接使用神经接口在此基础上提高多个数量级。”
“你的大脑中有许多概念，它必须设法把这些概念压缩成极低的数据率，以讲话或打字的方式表达出来。这就是语言的作用。你的大脑在想法、概念转换上执行了一套压缩算法。人们还需要倾听，解压听到的内容，这也是一个十分损耗精力的过程。如果你有两个人脑接口，你可能就可以与另外一个人进行未压缩的直接概念交流。”
读心术是未来
马斯克畅想象了这样一种世界：在不太遥远的未来，人们可以“自愿进行心灵感应”。
“如果我和你交流一个概念，你实际上就是在心灵感应。届时，你不需要使用言语表达，但是交流会达到一种现在难以想象的概念互动水平。”
“我可能会想到一束花，它在我的脑子里会有一个十分清晰的画面，但即便是让你大致了解这束花的样子，也需要大量言语。在你不同意的情况下，人们将无法读取你的想法。就像你不想张嘴说话时，你就不会说。”
AI威胁人类
马斯克相信，超级智能机器的崛起是人类生存的一个威胁，所以现在是时候应对人工智能(AI)了。
“我在过去几年意识到，AI明显超出人类智力许多。到那时，我们会面临一些风险，发生一些不好的事情，我们无法控制的事情，人类没法控制的事情，要么是一小群人垄断了AI能力，要么是出现了AI不受控制等局面。这可能不会发生，但也可能会。”
“本质上说，如果每个人都来自超人的故乡氪星，那么这就太好了。但是如果只有其中一人是超人，而且个性和希特勒一样，那么我们就麻烦了。”
脑机互联还得10年才能实现
实现人类大脑与计算机的互联需要多长时间呢？马斯克相信，Neuralink需要四年时间才能利用这一技术协助治疗脑损伤，大约10年才能广泛推出这种设备。
“这项技术首先会被用于修复中风或切除癌变部位引发的脑损伤，这些损伤会让一些人从根本上失去特定认知能力。它可能会帮助四肢瘫患者或者下身麻痹患者，帮助存在记忆问题，无法记住孩子姓名的老年人。”
“我认为，我们的这一技术距离被无伤残的人士使用还有大约8年至10年时间。需要指出的是，它会受到监管部门审批时间和设备在伤残人士身上使用效果的严重影响。”