The next brave new world: Super-humans

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The discussion highlights revolutionary military advancements being explored by DARPA, including the potential for pilots to control fighter jets using only their thoughts and soldiers to communicate telepathically, receiving tactical intelligence directly into their brains. Researchers are investigating the feasibility of implantable microchips for storing human memories, which could allow soldiers to bypass traditional training by uploading skills and experiences. While these innovations are likely decades away, they challenge current perceptions of military capabilities. Additionally, DARPA is developing exoskeletons aimed at enhancing soldier performance, drawing inspiration from science fiction. Concerns are raised about the implications of mind-altering technologies, emphasizing the need for caution before implementation.
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... The military implications are also numerous and revolutionary. Imagine, for example, pilots who could fly high-performance fighter aircraft from the ground using only their thoughts, or soldiers who could communicate with one another telepathically, downloading the latest tactical intelligence directly into their brains. Researchers in other parts of the program are even testing the viability of storing human memories on implantable microchips, a Matrix-like advance that would eliminate the need for training by allowing soldiers to upload someone else's technical know-how or combat experience. Without question, such radical advances are still decades away (at the very least). But DARPA's research is already challenging contemporary notions of what is possible.


Even as some programs concentrate on strengthening the mind, others are focusing on the body. One such DARPA effort - Exoskeletons for Human Performance Augmentation - could transform today's infantry "grunts" into high-tech supersoldiers similar to those imagined by Robert Heinlein's 1959 science-fiction classic Starship Troopers. [continued]
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i have read that the US is spending millions towards nano technologies such as invisible suits and the likes
woot!
 
Any technology that messes with minds... I would wait for a while before even trying it out, to make sure that it doesn't... you know.
 
moose said:
Any technology that messes with minds... I would wait for a while before even trying it out, to make sure that it doesn't... you know.

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