• surfrock66@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    This whole thing sucks because this kind of tech has the potential to be revolutionary. For people with paralysis, or those experiencing vision loss due to eye issues, the tech to interface nerves with sensors and inputs will be absolutely revolutionary. On the other hand, Musk has a terrible track record with safety and regulation, develops tech by abusing researchers and workers with unrealistic timelines and expectations, overpromises and under delivers, and responds with hostility to even the most measured criticism. Having his name tied to the version of this tech leading the news cycle will paint it in a dystopian light, raising the regulatory bar to “panic” levels with no nuance, and will likely result in pushing more realistic approaches to the tech back a significant amount of time, hurting those it would help most.

    • BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Absolutely agree.

      Musk is running twitter into the ground. He’s already destroyed Tesla with his decisions around self-driving, it just seems the markets haven’t cottoned on yet to how grossly overvalued the company is. OpenAI is looking to be a mess.

      You’re absolutely right that this technology has massive potential, and Musk is definitely not the guy to deliver it.

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      9 months ago

      My thoughts exactly. This tech has amazing implications for people with paralysis and other disorders that prevent the use of their body. It sucks that this egomaniacal asshole is the one controlling it’s development