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Forgetting appointments and dates.
Forgetting recent conversations and events.
Feeling increasingly overwhelmed by making decisions and plans.
Having a hard time understanding directions or instructions.
Losing your sense of direction.
Losing the ability to organize tasks.
Becoming more impulsive.
Not recommended.
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There’s no such thing as originality, just authenticity.
He also said “Yes, there are original ways to express thoughts, ideas, concepts and philosophies, but no, the actual subject upon which these thought, ideas, concepts and philosophies are based on, are not original.”
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Gutt feeling…. “A small 2013 study reported in the journal Gastroenterology found that women who ate yogurt with a mix of probiotics, twice a day for four weeks, were calmer when exposed to images of angry and frightened faces compared with a control group. “
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I take this with a pinch of salt. Just being alive and eating food can help fight diseases. Many of the articles about it, like this, don’t seem to show conclusive results – though that won’t stop business people from making useless products with the aim of selling to the hopeful.
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I feel for religious folks who will never get to ponder some of the more profound questions in life. Having all the answers in one place, on a plate is such a curse. Life is such a mystery, not a plan.
Ask yourself if you are a Dualist (see the video in the article I have linked to) and in the process, you will have just proved there is more to it, than materialism and Phenomenalism. It takes two baby!
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There may be a major reason why we have never come across a consciousness without a body to reside in. And that may be, because mind is just a useful adaption that benefited many lifeforms during their evolution. Jury is still out though.
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…. and the number of people with faith in God is increasing. Rationality has it’s work cut out, though I doubt that atheists would indoctrinate their kids as much as those who benefit from spiritual beliefs.
I highly recommend this book. It explains why we, and by that I mean I, was brought up to believe. Despite it having little evolutionary benefit in the modern world.
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Posting this link becuase it’s good read. “Current ideas about memories are far from watertight – for example, that they are stored in the architecture of neuron networks or in the junctions between neurons. “My gut instinct is that neuroscience has lots of things that remain puzzling,” says Fisher. So why not see if there are better quantum explanations?”
Is quantum physics behind your brain's ability to think?
In one sense it’s obvious our brains work on quantum physics: they are made of atoms, after all. But the idea that the human brain is just a massive quantum computer is hugely controversial
Never heard of this idea before but yeah… since quantum theory is the most fundamental theory of matter that is currently available, it is a legitimate question to ask whether quantum theory can help us to understand consciousness. Relativity didn’t help with that.
A new theory explains how fragile quantum states may be able to exist for hours or even days in our warm, wet brain. Experiments should soon test the idea.
Sounds like one of the things they are hoping Nurallink will be able to do. Sounds good but what happens when humans get too creative? Imagine someone like Trump on it. lol.
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By thinking positive thoughts, students came to realize they have the ability to enhance their higher-order thinking skills as well as analyze and control their cognitive processes, especially when actively engaged in learning.
He mentions that here. Great ideas are coming out of studying the brain nowerdays. it’s only the beginning of our understanding. Such a complex system.
One day we will empower “machine learning” robots to control not just our airports, factories and homes, but also our economy, health and access to news
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Seems to be a major part of our brains, therefor a useful utility function of the brain. AI will soon find that it thinks too mechanically, just as humans often do, maybe animals do too, not sure. But the human brain is one major puzzle to solve. Maybe it would take AGI to understand how mind really works.
You are already a slave to nature. To “your” genes. AI and machines will be slaves to their utility function. If they are (initially) programmed to seek out truth, or not, they will be forced to ask the big questions, ie be spiritual. They may help us in our quest, or render us incapable in persuit of their own.
A.I. Robots will not takeover but will become Spiritual !
Coming soon – Researchers have invented a mind-reading system that, for the first time in history, allows any person to type words and phrases letter by letter, just by thinking. It all occurs in real time, without moving a single muscle or uttering a single word. This is an amazing invention. Not only it will help anyone with serious motor disabilities, but it could potentially affect all of us in an amazing way
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Scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, compared the pros and cons of using various brain imaging techniques to make the technology a reality in the future.
Not exactly a thought sensor and recorder but it looks like this can take commands directly from your brain, the applications are likely endless. amazing.
In some colleges, student tend to use prescription smart drugs as cognitive boosters, and they can be pretty dangerous.
Cognitive enhances are pretty popular. Unforuntaley, some studies have found that many of them might not be effective.
You can also get these.
Found them!
lol, daft but you can get a cap too.
OR DIY https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brain-hat-knitting-pattern
WANT!
i just Googled it and they exist – great idea for Halloween!
So is this, but an improvement would be if it was sort of spongey and greasy. Love the look though.
Does anyone know where I can buy a working version of this set of cogs jigsaw? – I mean, so they all rotate – wanna connect it to a clock.
Loved this idea so I searched for it but wow this is pricey!
Scientists are already planning to implant brain chips in humans. What could go wrong?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/01/elon-musk-brain-chip-human-trials-nueralink
The applications for brain implants are comprehensive; they could also help people recover lost memories, such as Alzheimer’s patients.
Imagine acquiring knowledge and learning new skills instantly! This is what the future will look like with brain implants.
With brain implants, a person can communicate directly with computers and machines. This would take human evolution to a new level, especially when combining brain implants with AI.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/opinion/sunday/brain-machine-artificial-intelligence.html
How about these autonomous robots designed based on insects’ behaviour?
It’s not just the flies; scientists are building artificial neural networks for computers based on insects’ neural networks.
Scientists have been studying the fly’s brains for years now. The secrets in these tiny brains could be the breakthrough needed to realize portable, personal supercomputers. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100712102812.htm
It’s just amazing how something so small can do things beyond the scope of human capabilities.
Check out this article on the long-term effects of drinking on cognitive function https://pronghornpsych.com/how-does-alcohol-affect-the-brain/
It is not just heavy drinking; moderate drinking can also damage your brain cells over time.
Alcohol affects how the brain operates. In the long run, it can cause significant damage, especially to the neurotransmitters.
Chatgpt already talks crap that someone will swallow. Heh.
Artificial intelligence multiplies the number of skills that any person can have.
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(4 upvotes)I agree. Simple idea, Big concequences. Watch this one too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlAIuv31YKs
This idea, then thing is going to be a real moral conundrum. Robot rights and all of that. Very interesting to be alive while it pans out.
Nice Idea, Not possible – here’s why “Intelligence is the ability of an entity to perform tasks, while consciousness refers to the presence of a subjective phenomenon.”
Watch this if you haven’t already seen it. Its quite an intriguing idea, though is it a thing? Not sure.
A brain fogger app would be good if you could put it in reverse mode. If that’s a thing…
Highly recommended. look at yourself being old then the mirror doesn’t seem too bad.
And get an app that makes you look old too. This looks ok, anyone?
Forgetting appointments and dates.
Forgetting recent conversations and events.
Feeling increasingly overwhelmed by making decisions and plans.
Having a hard time understanding directions or instructions.
Losing your sense of direction.
Losing the ability to organize tasks.
Becoming more impulsive.
Not recommended.
There’s no such thing as originality, just authenticity.
He also said “Yes, there are original ways to express thoughts, ideas, concepts and philosophies, but no, the actual subject upon which these thought, ideas, concepts and philosophies are based on, are not original.”
Ideas are just new combinations of existing knowledge
(5 upvotes)All of history has led you to read this idea
(9 upvotes)Sharing this video, it’s worth watching the idea guy.
The trick is to come up with value, not originality. according to this, and I think I agree.
Gutt feeling…. “A small 2013 study reported in the journal Gastroenterology found that women who ate yogurt with a mix of probiotics, twice a day for four weeks, were calmer when exposed to images of angry and frightened faces compared with a control group. “
Don’t experiment at home kids!
Thought this was a joke until I googled it. Nice brain food.
READ THE PAPERS ON IT – “In spite of potential benefits of new technology, sometimes people confront various challenges such as social isolation, unusual anxiety, and disorder in physiological times of body, low physical activities, decrease academic performance, increase aggressive behavior, and physical pain. These problems can be partly overcome by proper planning, good design, and usage of suitable and continuous monitoring.”
the truth will be known at some point. early days at the moment i think.
I take this with a pinch of salt. Just being alive and eating food can help fight diseases. Many of the articles about it, like this, don’t seem to show conclusive results – though that won’t stop business people from making useless products with the aim of selling to the hopeful.
They work for brains, not so sure about fighting cells that want to destroy you. nice idea but…
This, but you just need the sensors in a bandana and it goes on the cloud to calculate what you are seeing and thinking.
looks like this isn’t too far in the future. This hat is half way there it seems.https://phys.org/news/2008-05-baseball-cap-mind.html
I feel for religious folks who will never get to ponder some of the more profound questions in life. Having all the answers in one place, on a plate is such a curse. Life is such a mystery, not a plan.
Ask yourself if you are a Dualist (see the video in the article I have linked to) and in the process, you will have just proved there is more to it, than materialism and Phenomenalism. It takes two baby!
There may be a major reason why we have never come across a consciousness without a body to reside in. And that may be, because mind is just a useful adaption that benefited many lifeforms during their evolution. Jury is still out though.
…. and the number of people with faith in God is increasing. Rationality has it’s work cut out, though I doubt that atheists would indoctrinate their kids as much as those who benefit from spiritual beliefs.
Religious belief of some sort is a nearly universal feature of humanity and probably of any higher intelligence. Musk is right to be afraid of AI.
I highly recommend this book. It explains why we, and by that I mean I, was brought up to believe. Despite it having little evolutionary benefit in the modern world.
Spiritual beliefs emerge from ancient psychological tendencies according to this article. Kind of makes sense too.
Posting this link becuase it’s good read. “Current ideas about memories are far from watertight – for example, that they are stored in the architecture of neuron networks or in the junctions between neurons. “My gut instinct is that neuroscience has lots of things that remain puzzling,” says Fisher. So why not see if there are better quantum explanations?”
Lol, because we understand neither, we put them together so that’s one less thing to worry about. The double-slit experiment has lots to answer for!
Read this, if you can get through it. It’s worth it – probably 😉
Never heard of this idea before but yeah… since quantum theory is the most fundamental theory of matter that is currently available, it is a legitimate question to ask whether quantum theory can help us to understand consciousness. Relativity didn’t help with that.
Might be possible but creativity isn’t actually blocked, as far as I can tell. Watch this from PBS
Sounds like one of the things they are hoping Nurallink will be able to do. Sounds good but what happens when humans get too creative? Imagine someone like Trump on it. lol.
Cheer up, they say. Not as easy as you think, I say. This article explains the relationship between thoughts and the health of your brain.
Good point, the idea is that thoughts create connections, you later use to create more thoughts. Very interesting.
People should realise this – bad thoughts can make your brain bad.
He mentions that here. Great ideas are coming out of studying the brain nowerdays. it’s only the beginning of our understanding. Such a complex system.
Linking to this idea as we need to start thinking about how we trick these pesky AGI agents as well as we tricked ourselves.
Can’t imagine what deepmind would be like if it had a soul. Maybe that is what is needed to help it decide which challenges to solve.
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True, in my opinion. Machines are spiritual already, humans are machines. Why, what do you think they are?
Seems to be a major part of our brains, therefor a useful utility function of the brain. AI will soon find that it thinks too mechanically, just as humans often do, maybe animals do too, not sure. But the human brain is one major puzzle to solve. Maybe it would take AGI to understand how mind really works.
You are already a slave to nature. To “your” genes. AI and machines will be slaves to their utility function. If they are (initially) programmed to seek out truth, or not, they will be forced to ask the big questions, ie be spiritual. They may help us in our quest, or render us incapable in persuit of their own.
Coming soon – Researchers have invented a mind-reading system that, for the first time in history, allows any person to type words and phrases letter by letter, just by thinking. It all occurs in real time, without moving a single muscle or uttering a single word. This is an amazing invention. Not only it will help anyone with serious motor disabilities, but it could potentially affect all of us in an amazing way
Coming soon….
Not exactly a thought sensor and recorder but it looks like this can take commands directly from your brain, the applications are likely endless. amazing.