Week three - Respose to content

Neural implants - yes or no?


Neural implants, also known as "brain implants" are small technological devices that are placed into your brain to make it function better.It was first meant as a tool to help paralyzed and people with prosthetic limbs to be able to move them with only their mind. Then the idea has grown into something bigger, they now want to use it to make your brain better. So when your brain usually goes "oh wait, I'm to tired, this is to much for me", it will keep on pushing and make it say "yes, I'm ready for more! Bring it on!".

But is this something we want? Do we want a computer for a brain? Is it safe? There are many ethical questions popping up when it comes to putting a technological device in you body, especially your brain. 

What will it be next? Will we be able to connect it to a computer, and upload information from the Internet. That way we would never have to read anything ever again. 

There is so much talk about Internet virus and hacking. Imagine if everyone walked around with a chip in their brain, and everything they had on that chip is saved on a computer. If someone where to hack into that computer and ruin everything you know. Now that's violation of privacy. 

But then again, if you're in a life and death situation, and someone needs to know who you are, your blood type etc. Then a chip wouldn't be to bad to have. 

We live in a world where technology is taking over. We are so addicted to our cell phones and computers, we wouldn't be able to go a day with out them. But is it really necessary to physically make it a part of us?