News Gabe Newell’s brain-computer interface startup to reveal first chips later this year

[Admin]

Starfish Neuroscience, a startup backed by Valve co-founder and CEO Gabe Newell, has published an article revealing the first details of its brain-computer interface (BCI) chip.

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[coolestcarl]

Half life 3 confirmed.

 

[Hooda Thunkett]

God, I have a lot of unrelated feelings about this.
First is, it could have genuine positive medical uses. But how would it respond to an MRI? Will I have to screen patients for BCI like I do for wearable glucose monitors and magnetic nail polish?
Second is, I just feel like this isn't really being developed for medical uses. This and other BCIs are being developed because billionaire science fiction fans think it would be cool, just like AI, and potential Mars colonies, without any consideration as to societal consequences, possible problems, or weather we actually, you know, want or need it.

 

[BFG-9000]

What could go wrong?

On the bright side, 1.1mW would only require eleven of those 100 microwatt betavoltaic cells good for 50 years.

 

[tamalero]

God, I have a lot of unrelated feelings about this.
First is, it could have genuine positive medical uses. But how would it respond to an MRI? Will I have to screen patients for BCI like I do for wearable glucose monitors and magnetic nail polish?
Second is, I just feel like this isn't really being developed for medical uses. This and other BCIs are being developed because billionaire science fiction fans think it would be cool, just like AI, and potential Mars colonies, without any consideration as to societal consequences, possible problems, or weather we actually, you know, want or need it.

I got an implant.. so I imagine these are even more delicate.
Theres literal guidelines of max amount of power my implant can handle before it fries my brain
Or worse.. rips it out of my kull during a cat scan or similar device.

 

[Findecanor]

This is something that need to be highly regulated, from day one.
You know, this company's closest competitor is run and owned by a famous guy (on TH's front page right now, BTW) who is actively dismantling government regulations while we sit here and discuss.

Half life 3 confirmed.

You'll be playing for the Combine. And the graphics and sensations will be very realistic. Because they are reality.