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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 10 months ago by yesdogishere@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 52 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (26 children)

This is the sort of thing I think of when people talk about "uploading their consciousness." Whose going to keep paying for that server uptime? Is Facebook going to acquire my brain and put it into cold storage while telling the world I'm not experiencing an eternity in solitary confinement?

[–] Asifall@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

For a horrifying take on this check out this short story by qntm

https://qntm.org/mmacevedo

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