Are brain implants the future of computing?

Imagine brain implants that let you control devices by thought alone—or let computers read your
mind. It’s early days, but research into this technology is well under way.

Film supported by @mishcondereya

00:00 - Are brain implants the future of computing?
00:58 - Headsets are changing how brains interact with the virtual world
02:24 - What is a brain computer interface?
03:24 - What’s holding this technology back?
04:00 - How wearable BCIs can read your mind
06:27 - How BCIs physically alter the brain
07:17 - Invasive brain implants
09:14 - The first human cyborg
09:51 - What’s next?

[MarcF.Nielssen]

I approve of this tool. My name is Big Brother.

[robertbones]

It's like ever since we've invented the hand held telephone we've been subconsciously trying to insert it into our brain

[donaldjack]

We are already in the big crash, inflation is a catastrophe. This CPI report is a colossal failure. To bring the housing market to a halt, the FED will have to pull all the stops . The unfortunate issues is that the other market are being decimated. If you want to stay green, you have to rely on a lot of diversification.
Currently up 15% and being carful. Still a better deal than leaving it in a savings or checking account yielding 0-1 percent interest.

[kelvink]

It's crazy how human knowledge has increased overtime

[MrKlemczak]

can't wait to have ads running in our brains 24/7

[BongoFerno]

1984 with Big Brother direct access to brains, is worse than the worst dystopia ever imagined.

[theplasmatron]

with the development of social media and this, it's not hard to see that we're getting closer to mind control

[DuongThuy-mkfm]

Not related to the content, I have to say that I really love the editting way of The Economist. How passionate the editors are!

[savagepro]

in the future The Economist will have a chip for subscription planted in the brain!

[PotatoMan]

Nothing is creepier than brain implants.

[matttamal]

There's something eerily scary about knowing that human brains would be the best computational devices. An entire black market industry would pop up inevitably

[best]

I’m deeply in love with such mind-blowing tech. This tells me that everything is possible to do even reversing the age or living for ever

[Senor]

Just because we can, doesn't mean we should

[kevindogaru]

Love how they don’t tell you the side effects

[stancooper]

Feels more like an a promotional piece than a news report.

[notaburneraccount]

yeah... we're gonna end each other with this. i don't know that any amount of ethics can stop the destruction possible with this tech.

[linqua]

There is reasonable doubt anyone with a brain implant continues to have free will, therefore would forfeit any legal rights as a human being, and would need to appoint a guardian, be unable to sign contracts, secure credit, the list goes on and on. You should contact your legislator to ban development or implemntation of brain implants, the risk to the healthy far outweigh the benefits to crippled or blind people, such as involuntary implants.

They are not necessary.

[brickbrigade]

Having only read the title and not watched all the way yet, I believe that BCIs are the future of interfacing, but more likely they will interface with a mobile phone as a relay to the greater web

[jtee]

If this can get rid of my sciatica I’m sold !

[SuperUN]

@The Economist, you totally missed the work that Blackrock Neurotech is doing for minimally invasive BCI’s. They’ve implanted them in 8+ humans who have some form of paralysis and they can communicate, type, scroll, and play all via computer. This stuff is closer than y’all think