Then there are also developments like those at UCLA where digital cameras have been hardwired into the back of the retina of visually impaired patients to provide first black and white and now colour image recognition. Some take this further in a military context and mix in the topic of exo-skeletons as a possible option for enhanced battlefield performance. Different people have varied perspectives on where this is going and what the mass impacts will be: Some point to the high tech developments that have taken place in prosthetics over the past few years allowing people to regain near full limb movement. The shift of enhanced functionality from an external add on to an integrated capability through cognitive drugs, implants and bionic surgery provides the option for super-human performanceĪnother potentially controversial topic was raised when looking at the future relates to the advances being made in replacement organs and limbs.
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