We asked the team at the UW Neurotech center to prep us for our upcoming visit to try their brain network and specifically to describe how it will be potentially used:
“Regarding real-world applications, BrainNet is meant to be a proof-of-concept of multiple human brains collaborating to solve a task that none of the brains individually could. Extrapolating this into the future, one can imagine networks of brains overcoming the evolutionary limitations of single brains by solving difficult scientific and social problems facing humanity that no single brain can solve on its own. Other possible applications include a new mode of communication between humans that can be viewed as computer-assisted telepathy, a way to communicate directly with patients who are locked-in, and potentially, a new way to transfer knowledge or skills directly between brains.”
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