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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@intrex.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] BBC NEWS | Americas | Machines 'to match man by 2029'
  • Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:27:03 -0500


[maybe intelligence boosting wireless brain nanoimplants able to
communicate via a small external module with a nearby supercomputer?
There may be great potential for better and more extensive use of
permaculture with this new technology]

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<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7248875.stm>

Machines will achieve human-level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading
US inventor has predicted.

Humanity is on the brink of advances that will see tiny robots implanted in people's brains to make them more intelligent said engineer Ray Kurzweil.

He said machines and humans would eventually merge through devices implanted
in the body to boost intelligence and health.

"It's really part of our civilisation," Mr Kurzweil said.

"But that's not going to be an alien invasion of intelligent machines to displace
us."

Machines were already doing hundreds of things humans used to do, at human levels of intelligence or better, in many different areas, he said.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Brain control headset for gamers
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7254078.stm>
Last Updated: Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 03:39 GMT
Brain control headset for gamers

Gamers will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their
thoughts and emotions alone.

A neuro-headset which interprets the interaction of neurons in the brain will
go on sale later this year.

"It picks up electrical activity from the brain and sends wireless signals to a
computer," said Tan Le, president of
US/Australian firm Emotiv.

"It allows the user to manipulate a game or virtual environment naturally and
intuitively," she added.

The brain is made up of about 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons, which emit
an electrical impulse when interacting.
The headset implements a technology known as non-invasive
electroencephalography (EEG) to read the neural activity.

Ms Le said: "Emotiv is a neuro-engineering company and we've created a brain
computer interface that reads electrical
impulses in the brain and translates them into commands that a video game can
accept and control the game dynamically."






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