{"id":677,"date":"2021-05-13T01:51:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T01:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/?p=677"},"modified":"2021-08-04T01:13:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T01:13:18","slug":"will-future-humans-have-microchips-in-their-brains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/will-future-humans-have-microchips-in-their-brains\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Future Humans Have Microchips in Their Brains?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/brian-kostiuk-S4jSvcHYcOs-unsplash-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Will Future Humans Have Microchips in Their Brains?\" width=\"609\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/brian-kostiuk-S4jSvcHYcOs-unsplash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/brian-kostiuk-S4jSvcHYcOs-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/brian-kostiuk-S4jSvcHYcOs-unsplash-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/brian-kostiuk-S4jSvcHYcOs-unsplash-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/brian-kostiuk-S4jSvcHYcOs-unsplash-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/brian-kostiuk-S4jSvcHYcOs-unsplash-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/>Humans are quick to make remarkable technological advancements that change society and multiple aspects of it. The common theme: making machines more human. How about when the workplace is aimed to be more efficient, and therefore make humans more robot-like in their speed and actions?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Recent Developments to Watch<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elon Musk recently unveiled Getrude, a pig with a coin-sized computer chip in her brain. This reflects his ambitions for a working brain-to-machine interface, where the device lets Musk track Gertrude\u2019s neural activity while eating and sniffing straw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is how it works: the processor in the pig\u2019s brain sends wireless signals, which then indicate neural action in the snout when hunting for food. In development is a device that has a tiny probe with over 3,000 electrodes attached to flexible threads, which are thinner than human hair and can track 1,000 brain neurons\u2019 activity. Musk\u2019s company will then decode the ensuing activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does the interface aim to achieve? In the short term, it\u2019s to help \u201ccure\u201d specific illnesses or disabilities. This takes place by allowing the microchip to compensate for parts where the brain cannot control motor abilities or access memories. Chips of that nature are touted to help tackle conditions such as dementia and spinal cord injuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How about the long term? Musk appears to aim for \u201csuperhuman cognition.\u201d In this world, customers can choose from a range of brain enhancements, from human calculators to outstanding calm and efficiency. If things go well, it\u2019s also hoped that customers can improve and transfer their mental functions to the cloud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Microchip Technology Today<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While humans are generally years away from attaining superhuman cognition, they are already on the right path with current technologies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These current technologies include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wearable brain monitors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which track the alertness and concentration of employees in the workplace. These are mostly used in high-risk industries such as military operations, open-pit mining operations, high-speed train operations, and more. Tracking eye movement and brain waves, the devices help drive down incidents of injury due to human error.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Microchips implanted into body parts <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to replace mechanical movements, such as unlocking doors using keys or logging into computers. The size of a grain of rice, this microchip takes only 30 seconds to be implanted and it\u2019s only a matter of time to integrate them in the conventional workplace.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the medical field, brain implants, also known as neuroprosthetics, are now available for patients with specific conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Potential Challenges<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of concerns raised with microchip technology in the brain going mainstream.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of these touches on privacy rights of employees and individuals, here employers and companies will inevitably have access to \u201cthought records\u201d and data in the human brain. Can these be taken against the person? Is there a likelihood of this data getting used for bad or improper motives in the workplace?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the war of public opinion, there are existing concerns about implanting computer chips in the human brain, including on the moral aspect. These thoughts aren\u2019t too different from those on gene editing, where certain segments may not be on board when it comes to \u201cmeddling with nature.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The race toward microchip technology for supercharged workers of the future is currently ongoing. Whether Musk gets there first or another entity succeeds, it is not without consequence to human cognition and brain power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humans are quick to make remarkable technological advancements that change society and multiple aspects of it. The common theme: making machines more human. 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