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Scenes from the Terminator films are already very familiar. John. Connor led his group of desperate soldiers to the final resistance in the American hinterland, patrolling around the ruins of his ambush, a group of robotic soldiers who claimed that the Terminator was better than John's human soldiers; because they had no emotion, did not understand fear and hesitation; the most frightening thing was that some of the cutting-edge models used the human body to transform into a combination of mechanical and human; these mechanical soldiers infiltrated the human being, their brains combined with the "Skynet" supercomputer, and the computer controlled consciousness and action. The efficiency of the robot soldier and the powerful analytical power of the computer comprehensively exceed the human ability itself.
(There was a special kind of infiltrator in Terminator 4 that is a combination of machine and human body.) The human brain is fully embraced by the consciousness and commands of "Skynet")
Brain-computer binding systems began to emerge
Now back to reality, some of the above scenes are no longer science fiction stories, but reality exists. In August 2020, the U.S. government think tank RAND Corporation released a review report, "Preliminary Assessment of Brain-Computer Integration in Military Applications"; perhaps coincidentally: at the end of August, tech maniac Elon Musk. Musk has released a new product. Musk Group's Neural Chain Company has developed a new brain-computer interface.
Humans have long been studying the combination of brains and computers. So far, there are only two ways to achieve this sci-fi general project: first, surgical implantation of brain-computer interfaces; second, the use of a headset with sensors on the operator's head, through the device sensor sensing brain waves to complete the operation.
In 2019, Nerve Chain unveiled a project to use a miniature surgical robot to implant 96 tiny "wires" in the rat's head, and external devices connected to it through a USB interface, when the company claimed to be able to read the mice's brain signals. The project unveiled in August 2020 is still based on animals: a piglet is implanted with a "line" where computers can not only read brainwave signals but also predict its actions; this marks that computers have more than just acquired information, they can already interpret and understand the brain's conscious behavior.
(Tech maniac Musk, whose image is close to Iron Man.) His neural linking company developed the project.
(Brain-computer combination experimenters are testing, and the project was originally only for paralyzed patients because they desperately needed computer-aided command prosthetics and the like.) As long as the human brain exists, combined with computers can produce action)
Combat testing
On the military front, the United States has always been at the forefront. In 1970, the US Department of Defense began to study brain-computer combination. In 2015, the Defense Department decided the Air Force could do much in this area, with pilots operating multiple fighters. In 2018, the project leader announced that through equipment evaluation, a pilot can operate three fighters at the same time, and it is a different type of fighter.
Why are military personnel particularly interested in brain-computer combinations? Because it can be used on unmanned devices. Using the human brain directly to control drones is certainly much faster than computers, and more and more unmanned devices are taking the place of human soldiers to carry out missions in some very dangerous areas. They urgently need brain-computer combination to operate in this way.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. The U.S. military has begun to test the brain-computer combination in actual combat, and it has highlighted its huge advantages in combat. The exercise was conducted by the 82nd Air Brigade of the Third Cavalry Division. During the exercise, soldiers and CH47s worked together to perform combat patrols in the Middle East environment. At this time, the infantry suddenly encountered an enemy attack in a nearby building on the patrol route, and before the infantry could call for help and report the specific situation, the CH47 helicopter had arrived at the battlefield first. Battlefield intelligence details are relayed by helicopter to the command center, and this process is also transmitted to the infantry team. Helicopters also fired violently at enemy troops hiding in the buildings.
(The U.S. military has begun testing brain-computer combination systems, and it is already computers, not humans, that are giving orders.) Because the computer analysis speed is strong and powerful, it will not fatigue. Originally, computers were only auxiliaries, but now humans have become supporting roles)
Why did this combat helicopter come so quickly? Because the infantry team carried the equipment with the brain-computer interface: the glasses carried by the infantry and the brainwave sensors in the helmets played a huge role. When a soldier looks at the battlefield environment, the computer system immediately recognizes the surrounding environment and the enemy situation. As soldiers continue to gather and report battlefield information, computers have analyzed various rehearsal schemes at speeds unattainable by humans. Just as the infantryman had just seen his surroundings, his brain waves had begun to inform the computer of the overall situation. So before the soldiers could make a specific counterattack, the helicopter had already fired ahead of the infantry, and the order to attack was given by the computer central command system.
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, military experts believe that AI is no longer a tool in the brain-computer combination project. It has risen to the status of human teammates. In terms of future development, it is still unknown whether it will develop the Terminator-type man-machine soldier and computer system in science fiction films.
Negative factors
But this system is not perfect, and it has many negative factors. Musk claims that his brain-computer interface system can only be used in civilian medical treatment at present. Because the current project is mainly for patients like stroke. In addition, humans can only use surgery to combine the implanted system and the brain. Whether it's 2019 or 2020, high-tech companies are still using that bloody trick to "install" devices inside their brains. The company claims that this method is not yet perfect, and there will be various side effects after long-term use: such as symptoms such as epilepsy in the brain.
(In any case, the technology is not perfect, and this picture looks very uncomfortable.) Will people be completely captured by computers and become vassals? In addition, long-term use of this system will cause harm to human health. Because the brain damage is too bad)
On the other hand, there are also various negative factors in the military. Because there are ethical issues involved. For example, in this test operation, the order was issued by the computer system. But what if a military confrontation fails? In daily combat, it is humans who make decisions, and the failed commander will take responsibility, how can the machine take responsibility? There is also a question, because the soldier receives orders from the brain-computer interface, what if this line is compromised? Even in the future, artificial intelligence really develops that kind of autonomous consciousness of the "sky net", and the soldier is not hesitant to carry out combat tasks, and his identity is a crisis. When the infantry uses this system, he is no longer a human, is he a human or a machine? The last problem is the cliché: no one has privacy in front of a supercomputer! When the soldier is implanted in the brain-computer combination system, all his privacy and consciousness are in full view in front of the computer. It can be said that this is a violation of the basic rights of human beings.
I think this brain-computer combination system still has a long way to go. Although it is no longer a science fiction movie plot, this project is not yet standardized, and people can accumulate experience in long-term experiments to avoid various crises. But I personally hope that this kind of project is best used in medical use, and that it is the right thing to bring the gospel to people with disabilities. Reference "The Challenge of Brain-Computer Interface", what interesting insights do you have, welcome to leave a message below to discuss! (This article is Uncle Yi said the world series, interested friends, please use WeChat to search for the public number: the situation emperor, watch all the original articles of the Uncle Yi said the world series)