Anna L. Davis

If you already feel like we’re living in a sci-fi movie, buckle up. Brain and retinal chips are coming.

Retinal chips have been implanted into patients’ eyes to try to restore some of their lost vision. And brain chips, implanted in the brain, could be transformative for people who are paralyzed, or for those with a condition that has robbed them of speech or sight. But there is also the possibility that one day the general public could get these brain chips in order to have mind-to-mind access to AI systems. The fabric of society—our world—could change forever.

Brain-computer interface (BCI) is now at a profound inflection point—a young science that is only beginning to mature. The matters being sorted out in the lab and in the field are not just technical and medical; they are existential. Humanity has developed a lot of new technologies in the past 150 years—powered flight, automobiles, electric lights, radio, television, the telephone, motion pictures, and more. But there has always been an unbreachable barrier between the machines and us. They stood over there and we stood over here.

Computers demolished that wall. They actively engage our eyes, our hands, our ears, our minds. With BCI, they are becoming part of our physical selves. In at least small ways, the machines are becoming more human and the humans, by definition, are becoming more machine. The benefits are real. So too are the questions they raise.

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Looking for a fast-paced read? Check out Open Source ( ), dark about hackable brain implants, sexy cyborgs, & twisted villains. “Open Source hits the ground running and never slows down.” https://www.amazon.com/Open-Source-Enhancement-Book-1-ebook/dp/B016FMZIH6/

One of the best things about being a writer is the opportunity to talk with others about my ideas, everything from hackable neurotechnology and AI, to the process of becoming an author. Recently I had the chance to talk with Neil Haley from The Neil Haley Show, and his co-host Paul Hollis. We had a great conversation!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q67T6IEkSSI&t=188s

Anna L Davis Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil "The Media Giant" Haley and Paul Hollis will interview Anna Davis. Anna L. Davis is an author and editor. Her novel, Open ...

Would you get a neural implant? Why or why not?

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Would you get a neural implant? Why or why not? Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and other forms of neurotech are now in use for epilepsy, paralysis, depression, and other conditions. Some people also believe that neural implants will help us as …

"The UN is advising against neurotechnology using unregulated AI chip implantations, saying it poses a grave risk to people’s mental privacy. Unregulated neurotechnology could pose harmful long-term risks, the UN says, such as shaping the way a young person thinks or accessing private thoughts and emotions."

UN Warns Unregulated Neurotechnology Threatens 'Freedom of Thought' The UN says we're facing an existential threat to the "notion of human identity, freedom of thought, privacy, and memory.”

In the near future, neural implants are common and a growing percentage of the population identifies as augmented. Regular, everyday people face a choice: adapt or become obsolete. Looking for a quick, entertaining read? Check out my new short story collection, TEN DIGIT PIN (Enhancement Series).

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If a corrupt group broke into a neural implant, what kinds of things might they do to the victims? Crowdsourcing ideas for my fiction. Any input appreciated!

Imagine being diagnosed by an AI, asking for a second opinion, and being referred to ANOTHER AI.

"Should patients have a right to a second opinion when diagnosis is supported by AI, and could a second opinion be provided by another AI system? We argue both in this article"

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"Elon Musk’s device will literally be inside a person’s brain. So what happens if Neuralink goes bust or the device simply fails?"

Could Musk's Neural Implant Leave People As Zombies https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2022/12/07/could-musks-neural-implants-leave-people-as-zombies-n516199

Nice piece by Jazz Shaw re:

Could Musk's neural implants leave people as zombies? Last week, we looked at Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corporation and the computer chips he plans to begin implanting in the brains of human test subjects as soon as next year. These types of medical ad...