I think this is a solid report[1] of a really interesting area.
I previously gave this as feedback; but wanted to bring it up here: My hunch is that the #1 potential benefit of this is the gains to Wisdom and Intelligence. The main goal I see is for humans (especially near effective altruists) to become smart enough to us over the hurdle of the upcoming X-risks.
It’s possible that improvements to benevolence or coordination could be great as well.
If brain-computer interfaces could become really feasible in the next 10-40 years, they seem like a really huge deal to me; much more exciting than many pharmaceuticals, education advances, and many other interesting industries.
It would be great to see forecasts on this, for anyone interested.
I think this is a solid report[1] of a really interesting area.
I previously gave this as feedback; but wanted to bring it up here:
My hunch is that the #1 potential benefit of this is the gains to Wisdom and Intelligence. The main goal I see is for humans (especially near effective altruists) to become smart enough to us over the hurdle of the upcoming X-risks.
It’s possible that improvements to benevolence or coordination could be great as well.
If brain-computer interfaces could become really feasible in the next 10-40 years, they seem like a really huge deal to me; much more exciting than many pharmaceuticals, education advances, and many other interesting industries.
It would be great to see forecasts on this, for anyone interested.
This doesn’t mean I’ve verified the facts, I’m not an expert in this field.
I’d love to see more work done on this question, especially how people might operationalize wisdom.