Background to this slightly weird question: I found one of my old an English exams on science fiction and dystopian literature from the 11th grade in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany (ca. 2004) and found a similar question. The idea back then was to discuss the pro- and cons of a BCI (and I objectively did not do to well back then) . I am interested about people’s opinions.
I already have one. It came out in the 90’s. It’s called MindDrive. I’m sure that similar devices made in the modern day are way better.
But that’s not really what I want anymore. Being able to control the PC with my thoughts is a novelty for me. Far more useful to the disabled. What I want is the reverse; I don’t want to send signals from my brain to the computer, I want computer signals to my brain. Like a VR system that uses your visual cortex to directly generate images in your perception and send other feedback to trick your brain ala Total Recall.
Or being able to give myself entirely new senses with an implant (possible right now; but there’s no commercially available products I am aware of).
I’m hoping that by the time I’m ready to retire I can just throw my shambling soon to be corpse into a pod and Jack into the matrix for the last 5 to 10 years of my life.
If I have kids or grandkids or whatever they can all come and visit me while I’m out fighting demons with my harem of ultra-powered sword mage catgirlfriends.