The idea of humans transforming into cyborg’s is just beyond crazy to me… but after reading Kevin Warwick’s “Plan to be One with his Computer” I can see that there are some benefits to this. Benefits such as the possibility of a blind or deaf person to see or hear using infrared technology would be remarkable. You can actually see real live people that have found implanted technology such as this to be helpful in article on techradar.com. People that have lost an ear, an eye, or a finger have used this technology to help them get back some of what they have lost. At first, I was wondering why in the world someone would want to attach a chip to their brain when nothing was even wrong with them, but I guess if Kevin Warwick is crazy enough to try it, then it can only help the less fortunate.
The only thing I see wrong with this technology is if every person begins using it, we all become cyborg’s, and don’t even have to talk to each other to communicate. First off, we would all lose interpersonal skills which could lead to a variety of other issues. And secondly, there are just some thoughts that I don’t share with people and with using this technology a person would know everything going through my mind. Let’s face it, if we told our friends everything that we really thought about them just how many friends do you think we’d actually have? Or if you were going for a job interview and a thought about your past weekend that wasn’t so “professional” went through your head, interviews would get a little tricky. I think that this technology, if put in the right hands could benefit society, but put in the wrong hands and we’re all doomed for a life of quiet, friendless, jobless, cyborg misery.
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