CT Scan#3: Cortical computing
We are computing. Our very nature of self, our consciousness, might very well be computing. The greatest power we have harnessed as humanity is being able to control information, because everything is information. Perhaps the invention of the computer being the greatest demonstration of that ability. In that process, we have created all sort of interfaces, from the computer mouse, to multi-touch, and more recently, interfaces that tap more upstream neural processes, like EMG.
Apple has been at the forefront of this revolution. And with the recent release of the Vision Pro, they have once again created a new computing interface, they call it spatial computing. But it’s just an intermediate one. The use of eye tracking can be considered a “crude” brain-computer interface, using the movement of the eyes as a proxy for our brain’s activity intent. Although, impressive, it’s just a minuscule glimpse of what the ultimate computing interface will bring.
This ultimate computing interface links all the information in the world, basically everything that can be digitized, directly to our brain, direct stimulation of the auditory cortex for audio, direction recording and stimulation of the visual cortex for visual experiences, and direct recording and stimulation of the motor cortex for true brain control with somatosensory feedback. I don’t think we can grasp what an interface to every cortical neuron means. Our children will be amazed when they see pictures of how many screens and devices we used to use.
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