Elon Musk thinks his chips can solve autism

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21 Nov 2019, 4:27 pm

carlos55 wrote:

The result of this is all the anxiety distorted thinking and sensory problems that make our lives a misery.

It's NTs like Musk that cause such symptoms and make mine a misery.

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22 Nov 2019, 1:39 pm

carlos55 wrote:

The core symptoms of autism are caused by malformation of the cerebral cortex.

Basically in extreme laymans terms because of a neuronal migration failure the group of vertical mini columns that make up the cortex are narrower and numerically greater than in NTs.

Sadly more is less as being more densly packed the insulation between them is less. This causes a message intended for one minicolumn to end up in another, (a bit like a short circuit). This causes the sensory overload symptoms seen in ASD. It also leads to the bulk of core asd symptoms inc social problems.

Actually the above-mentioned differences in the structure of the cerebral cortex are far from the only differences between autistic brains and NT brains. (For example, some research has also found differences in the cerebellum.) As for precisely how these brain differences result in sensory sensitivities and/or social disability, there are many hypotheses regarding that; the explanation you mentioned above is just one of these hypotheses.

carlos55 wrote:

So maybe in the future some sort of tech implant like they are starting to use with epilepsy will be able to regulate the messages in the cortex to basically "cure" the main symptoms of autism.

An implant would have to have an awfully large surface area in order to interface directly with more than a very small portion of the brain. So, if the cause of epilepsy can be isolated to a very small portion of the brain, then an implant is reasonable to consider as a possible cure for epilepsy. But autism involves the entire brain, so it's very unlikely that an implant could ever serve as a total "cure" for autism.

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22 Nov 2019, 1:41 pm

Breanbyurn wrote:

carlos55 wrote:

The result of this is all the anxiety distorted thinking and sensory problems that make our lives a misery.

It's NTs like Musk that cause such symptoms and make mine a misery.

Elon Musk may be many different things but neurotypical does not fit in his case.

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25 Nov 2019, 12:08 pm

My fat disgusting brain keeps thinking they're edible chips, like potato or corn chips.

If only they made a microchip that controls a person's eating habits and makes them actually enjoy exercise.

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25 Nov 2019, 12:10 pm

ASPartOfMe wrote:

Musk has said the technology could be used to treat neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. He also told Fridman that it could be used to solve "critical damage to the brain or the spinal cord." But his eventual goal is to merge human consciousness with AI.

I am particularly interested in that last bit.

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25 Nov 2019, 8:54 pm

I want nothing to do with that. Help the sick--but not put regular people in with AI.

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07 Dec 2019, 2:00 pm

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Will the implantation of these chips be mandated under law?

I hope not. Otherwise, I'm going on the run.

In all seriousness though, you are then caught at a crossroads with this.

If it's mandatory, you'll have autistic people like myself vehemently refusing this.

Make it optional, and you may have a divisive and skeptical society of people asking "Why haven't you got the chip in yet?" "You should have the chip in by now." etc.

It sounds like a Black Mirror episode in the making. :idea:

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07 Dec 2019, 2:12 pm

But what will "solve" the problem of Elon Musk?

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07 Dec 2019, 4:35 pm

The next automobile he launches into space as a stunt, he needs to drive, to prove he's a responsible adult.

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07 Dec 2019, 4:39 pm

Borromeo wrote:

to prove he's a responsible adult.

Attempts to prove a false statement are doomed to fail.

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11 Dec 2019, 2:09 pm

Solve the Elon Musk problem by letting him go to Mars. Don't let the Moon hit you on the way out...

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