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AmieDD

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AmieDD

HS It’s also just a bit too scary for me.

What’s the future for these? At the

moment, it’s just early adopters, like

you say.

ADD I think the biggest thing is the

medical industry. I have this friend who

is diabetic, and he has it to monitor his

insulin pump. He works for Microsoft.

His insulin pump is actually hooked up

to his Azure cloud, and the Azure cloud

monitors his blood sugar levels. So, for

people who need [it], that is something

that’s very interesting. That, if anything,

is the definition of some kind of

bio enhancement.

I got it because I like technology; he got

it because it improves his life. It’s where

they come together that’s going to help.

Whatever’s going to come to be, whether

it’s for diabetic people, or something that

can monitor your vital statistics to send

back to your doctor, your heart rate, and

things like that.

But I think there

needs to be a

push to educate

people on what

it is, because

fear is a big

part of anyone’s

decision-making

process.

If I said, “Right,

now we’re going

to go get you

laser surgery”,

you’d be like, “no, no why?” If you don’t

know the technology behind it, you’re

going to have loads of questions. It’s a

slow process to answer those questions.

My friend’s part of Open Bionics, they

have open-source prosthetics. They’re

trying to provide not just the 3D print, but

also the electronics and the schematics,

so that it’s affordable for people who

need it.

It’s not easy, especially when you’re

trying to do stuff that’s open-source –

people need to eat and live still – but

if you can get the community behind

it, open is a huge win. Most people’s

response to Open Bionics is, “Oh, I have

both my arms – but that person needs

an arm”. The advantage is clearly visible.

But, if you don’t have a chip, the question

is, “What am I going to use it for?”

I think if

anything

were to push

body hacking

forward, it would

be payments

working with

this. I love it

when I go to

the UK, because

everyone

uses Apple

Pay, everyone,

including the

Tube. Over here, not everyone takes it,

and yeah, I think if the payment systems

and the banks got on board, it might be a

different story.

Banks and the medical industry are

what will change it. We have the capacity

to build a tiny device that will collect

your vitals, send it to your doctor, warn

you if you’re about to have a heart attack,

or monitor your loved ones if you’re not

around them – parents or grandparents,

to notify you if someone’s had a fall.

That’s where we’re going.

”

It’s not easy, especially

when you’re trying to do

stuff that’s open-source –

people need to eat and live

still – but if you can get

the community behind it,

open is a huge win

”

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