It would seem that the next stage of Human Evolution will be Genetic Egineering and Nano Technology. We can right now dramatically increase Human Lifespan and with the advent of Nano Tech. we can use Molecular Machines injected into the Human Bloodstream to destroy Tumors and even recode DNA. I am faily certain that there are Billions of Civilizations throughout the Universe than have gotten to this stage of development and the possibilities are endless. Imagine being able to have a Download Port at the back of the Brain Stem where data and knowledge can be instantly downloaded into our brains memory storage. It's a Brave New World. AboveAlpha
You seem to be jumping the gun a little. None of these technologies are mature enough to use, even at the rudimentary level.
Nano Tech. is well on it's way even if we are just starting to use it and Genetic Engineering....well we have been doing this for some time such as the Genetic Engineered Crops that allow plants that normally would die in such harsh conditions in some parts of the world to THRIVE and thus avert starvations of entire populations. We have already developed Genetically Engineered Retro Viruses which are used to carry Genetically Programmed Viral DNA to gain entry into a specific type of Human Body Cell and thus once they enter can reprogram the cell to do what we want it to do. AboveAlpha
with nano-tech, no need for a port, put the data in the nano-tech and put the nano's in a pill and they go to work when swallowed
It would be extremely difficult to download data and information into the Human Brains area that is specific for memory that way at least for now. A data port would need Nano Bots to prevent our own Human Immune System from attacking the port and with a data port directly connected to the brains long term memory storage area we could instantly download huge amounts of knowledge. AboveAlpha
It's doubtful that a connection to the brainstem, no matter how perfectly engineered, is actually able to access the memory in our brain directly. As far as I know, it's more of a peripheral interface that handles sensory input and controls our body. Of course, we can already transfer sensory input into memory. We do this all the time during our lives. I would be surprised if that kind of learning turns out to be more efficient than learning using ordinary eyesight and hearing though. Let's say you connect to a better candidate for a "memory controller" like the Hippocampus. To avoid understanding the actual encoding of our memories, we could try to only copy information already stored in a brain. Nevertheless, you still have to figure out how how our memory is organized. The exact physical location and shape of an otherwise identical piece of memory is likely to vary from individual to individual. Besides the obvious danger of overwriting another memory during such a transfer, the recipient might not be able to access that new memory at all or misinterpret it. We're not universally aware of all our memories. There has to be a mechanism (some sort of "file system") to consciously access a specific memory. This is the perspective of someone who has reverse engineered man-made electronics before. Let me tell you, this kind of stuff takes a lot of dedication and frustration tolerance. At the very least, I had an oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and prior knowledge about some components of the circuit to work with. At this point, we still lack the most basic tools to properly probe a human brain down to the level of single signals. From there, it's still a huge step to a reliable hardware interface and an understanding of the "software". It'll be a mess of epic proportions to figure all of this out and will take a long, long time. It might be easier to create a superior artificial intelligence based on man-made hardware.
Well, I have so many thoughts on such things. I couldn't even tell you all of them. I generally have a negative outlook on such things. I know I shouldn't be negative, and that this will end up being a great help, but I just can't help myself. I keep seeing popped out sections of spine rotting into jelly in a bad outcome.
They are already developing and have most likely aready developed A.I....and this scares the HELL out of me. The Subconscious would be the storage area for Data and with Nanobots capable of connecting and devising a Neural connective interface...that would be where such data is stored. AboveAlpha
You really just want to go on a mission with the Major, doncha? I'd be careful, Batou seems to have her all staked out, and a bodybuilding cyborg is no joke. . Most of what you're talking of isn't even demonstrated as fully possible yet, that's true, but I can remember when they said voice command would never, ever be possible. Anything to do with computers and nanotech is progressing faster than we can even conceive of. Neal Stephenson has done a good book on what a nano dominated world might be like and it's not a thousand pages long, like most of his stuff is. "The Diamond Age" is an interesting read if your library has it.
