Magid: The good, the bad and the scary of mind-reading tech

Magid: The good, the bad and the scary of mind-reading tech

5 years ago
Anonymous $MUlyiGRWxa

https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/09/26/magid-the-good-the-bad-and-the-scary-of-mind-reading-tech/

I was initially incredulous when I learned that Facebook had acquired Ctrl-Labs, a New York company working on technology to control devices with your mind. How could this possibly work, I wondered. Then, in preparation for my 3-minute daily

tech segment for KCBS, I read a bit about the technology and learned how it was indeed possible. As I expected, the anchors on my segment raised the usual concerns about how this could be misused, which prompted me to explain the potential positive uses of the technology without completely dismissing their concerns. Then, after a night’s sleep, I woke up and started thinking and learning more about the work of Ctrl-Labs, which has made me even more excited but also more frightened by what this technology and Facebook’s acquisition could mean.