The Bionic Man - Engelsk

I engelsk arbejdede, vi med artiklen "The Bionic Man" skrevet af William Underhill, bragt i Newsweek, October 7, 2002. Vi skulle finde mere information om emnet, der blev behandlet i artiklen og besvare noge spørgsmål. Dette skulle til sidst ende ud i et resumé på 200-300 ord.

Kevin Warwick had a small silicon chip operated into his arm with 100 of electrodes touching the nerve, thus allowing nervous signals to be transmitted between the chip and a remote computer. Since the human body uses electrochemical signals to carry messages, it should also be compatible with the electric signals of a computer. Warwick predicts, that in 2050 we be dominated by a master race of cyborgs.
As of now, it is not realistic to upgrade a person through cybernetics. It is, however, possible to help people missing limbs. They can get prosthetic arms and legs that can convert nervous signals into electric impulses allowing movement. It is also possible to help people suffering from Parkinson’s and epilepsy.
If it is possible to convert electric currents into nervous signals, then we would be able to help blind, deaf and mute people. Sound and vision could be digitalized and transmitted to the brain, while brainwaves could be transformed into speech all this through a remote computer connected to a person.
A number of possible outcomes spring to mind. For example it could be used like in the book “1984” where everyone is being watched. This would just be even more extreme, as your every step could be track, and even your thoughts could be read. The upside is, however, that there would be literally no crime whatsoever; as it would be prevented before it could happen. If every individual were linked to a mainframe somewhere, sharing thoughts etc. then one would be in danger of getting hacked.

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