Hack You: The Human Body is the Next Interface

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BodyTech


Today's breakthroughs in "Bodytech" include a host of incredible innovations that will transform our bodies, communication, society -- even the human psyche.
This provocative duo presentation, sponsored by IEEE, will address emerging "smart medicines", medical technologies, synthetic biology, robotics, and organic body part replacements.
We'll also highlight new, mobile-enabled biofeedback apps and "spray on" microsensors that can support stress management, memory and behavior modification.

Want to stand out in the crowd? Your next tattoo session might include subcutaneous devices that sense emotions and physical touch, triggering social messaging in your fingers, by changing your hair color, and more! A whole new range of body-embedded products are emerging each day -- each carrying deep cultural, health, moral and privacy implications. This session will highlight these issues and discuss a future where hacking meets the human body.

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http://www.slideshare.net/AndyGoodman2/hack-you-the-human-body-as-the-next-interface-frontier


On to the next level!

 

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IEEE Standards Association and W3C "Open Future Series" Champions More Collaborative, Interconnected Future During SXSW 2013

Global technology and open web standards development leaders unite to explore
current and long-term implications of technologies like Augmented Reality,
social robotics, and self-hacking

PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
IEEE, the world's largest professional organization advancing technology for
humanity today announced details of its presence at this year`s South by
Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival, March 8-17 in Austin, Texas. IEEE
Standards Association (IEEE-SA), in conjunction with the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) is presenting the "Open Future Series", featuring World Wide
Web inventor and W3C Director, Tim Berners-Lee. The series includes an array of
conference sessions led by world-renowned speakers, and a public Meetup open to
all SXSW badge holders. The IEEE-SA W3C Open Future Series highlights key
technology advancements, evolving open web and open standards challenges, and
technology`s impact on both individuals and the world at large.

"With the rapid pace of technology innovation, what once was labeled disruptive
is now not only commonplace but expected. We`ve reached an inflection point
where fully realizing the benefits these technologies bring requires uncommon
vision and enlightened stewardship on a global scale," said Karen Bartleson,
president, IEEE-SA. "At SXSW, IEEE-SA and W3C are bringing together some of the
world`s foremost technologists and thinkers to explore the implications of
today`s world-changing technologies, and the vital role they will play in
tomorrow`s more open, interconnected future."

The IEEE-SA and W3C Open Future Series opens the door to provocative dialog on emerging and evolving technologies with the potential to affect fundamental
change.
Solo, duo, and panel sessions will delve into technology advancements
like the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, Augmented Reality (AR),
social robotics, mobile development, and self-hacking.
It will also address critical issues impacting OpenStand principles and Open Web Platform, such as policy and governmental regulation, copyright and infringement, disruptive technologies, and more. Detailed descriptions and event information for the following IEEE-SA and W3C SXSW events can be found athttp://ieeesa.org/sxsw:

* Open Web Platform: Hopes & Fears - 9 March, 11:00am CST, Exhibit Hall 5,
Austin Convention Center. Led by Tim Berners-Lee of W3C, this presentation
offers an exploration of the future of the open web.
* Digital Telepathy: When Every Thing Connects- 9 March, 12:30pm CST, Lonestar
Room, Omni Downtown. This panel probes the impact of the Internet of Things and
unprecedented technology sharing between devices on users` daily lives.
Panelists are IEEE-SA Standards Board member Oleg Logvinov, STMicroelectronics;
IEEE-SA Standards Board member and Vice Chair, IEEE-SA Corporate Advisory Group
, Wael William Diab, Broadcom; Joe Weinman, Telx; and IEEE-SA President, Karen
Bartleson, Synopsys.

* IEEE and W3C Open Future Meetup - 9 March, 3:30pm CST, Driskill Ballroom,
Driskill Hotel. This meetup offers attendees opportunities to meet IEEE-SA and
W3C Open Future Series speakers, as well as special guest, Tim Berners-Lee, and
to hear more about OpenStand, Web Platform Docs, and open development from IEEE, W3C, and OpenStand experts. This event is open to all SXSW badge holders.

* Copyright & Disruptive Technologies - 10 March, 3:30pm CST, Room 12AB, Austin
Convention Center. This panel addresses copyright issues in the wake of
SOPA/PIPA, including civil liberties, free speech, and privacy. Panelists
include Andrew Bridges, Fenwick & West LLP; Margot Kaminski, Yale Law School;
and Wendy Seltzer, policy counsel, W3C. This panel will be reprised during SXSW
Music on 14 March, 3:30pm, Room 11AB, Austin Convention Center as "The Artists' Copyright Conundrum" and features additional speakers Kristelia Garcia, George Washington University Law School; and Karen Thorland, Motion Picture Association
of America (MPAA).

* Charismatic Machines and Robot Comedy -10 March, 5pm CST, SXSW Next Stage,
Event Hall 3/4, Austin Convention Center. IEEE member, electrical engineer, and
roboticist Heather Knight and comic robotic sidekick, Data, explain how
psychology, expressive emotion, behavior system design and art influence the
positive evolution of charismatic technology.

* Hack You: The Human Body is the Next Interface - 11 March, 5:00pm CST,
Creekside Room, Sheraton Austin. This presentation looks at innovative
breakthroughs in "bodytech", its potential to transform the human body and
psyche, communications, and society as a whole. Speakers are Andy Goodman and
Ji-Hye Park of service design consultancy, Fjord.

* Omnipresent: When Virtual Meets Reality - 12 March, 3:30pm CST, Town Lake
Ballroom, Radisson Town Lake. This panel explores the advancements moving
Augmented Reality (AR) beyond the virtual and into everyday life, illustrating
how the "virtual overlay" tangibly enhances understanding, and revolutionizes
training, simulation, design, architecture, medicine, manufacturing, and more.
Panelists are IEEE members Christine Perey, Perey Research & Consulting and
Blair MacIntyre, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jay Iorio, technology
strategist, IEEE-SA; and BC "Heavy" Biermann, The Heavy Projects.

"IEEE serves as a catalyst for the technology-driven change that continues to
leave its indelible mark on both individuals and society as a whole. Our
career-expanding networking and development opportunities provide technology
innovators with a unique platform for creating and advancing the technologies of
tomorrow," said Karen McCabe, senior director, strategy, marketing, and product
development, IEEE-SA. "SXSW is the ideal backdrop for showcasing the
unparalleled value and incredible work being done by organizations like IEEE and
W3C."

OpenStand is a framework for establishing a global network of organizations,
companies, and institutions dedicated to advancing efficient, effective open
standardization processes, environment, and knowledge community. As founding
members, IEEE and W3C have and continue to support OpenStand efforts and
activities.

For more information about IEEE-SA SXSW sessions and events, please visit
http://ieeesa.org/sxsw. To learn more about IEEE-SA, visit us on Facebook at
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http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1791118, or on the Standards Insight Blog at
http://www.standardsinsight.com.

About the IEEE Standards Association

The IEEE Standards Association, a globally recognized standards-setting body
within IEEE, develops consensus standards through an open process that engages
industry and brings together a broad stakeholder community. IEEE standards set
specifications and best practices based on current scientific and technological
knowledge. The IEEE-SA has a portfolio of over 900 active standards and more
than 500 standards under development. For more information visit
http://standards.ieee.org/.

About IEEE

IEEE, a large, global technical professional organization, is dedicated to
advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Through its highly cited
publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and
educational activities, IEEE is the trusted voice on a wide variety of areas
ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical
engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. Learn more at
http://www.ieee.org.

 

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The next hacking frontier: your Brain?



In the past year, researchers have developed technology that makes it possible to use thoughts to operate a computer, maneuver a wheelchair or even use Twitter — all without lifting a finger.
But as neural devices become more complicated — and go wireless — some scientists say the risks of “brain hacking” should be taken seriously.

“Neural devices are innovating at an extremely rapid rate and hold tremendous promise for the future,” said computer security expert Tadayoshi Kohno of the University of Washington. “But if we don’t start paying attention to security, we’re worried that we might find ourselves in five or 10 years saying we’ve made a big mistake.”

Hackers tap into personal computers all the time — but what would happen if they focused their nefarious energy on neural devices, such as the deep-brain stimulators currently used to treat Parkinson’s and depression, or electrode systems for controlling prosthetic limbs? According to Kohno and his colleagues, who published their concerns July 1 in Neurosurgical Focus, most current devices carry few security risks. But as neural engineering becomes more complex and more widespread, the potential for security breaches will mushroom.

For example, the next generation of implantable devices to control prosthetic limbs will likely include wireless controls that allow physicians to remotely adjust settings on the machine. If neural engineers don’t build in security features such as encryption and access control, an attacker could hijack the device and take over the robotic limb.

“It’s very hard to design complex systems that don’t have bugs,” Kohno said. “As these medical devices start to become more and more complicated, it gets easier and easier for people to overlook a bug that could become a very serious risk. It might border on science fiction today, but so did going to the moon 50 years ago.”


Some might question why anyone would want to hack into someone else’s brain, but the researchers say there’s a precedent for using computers to cause neurological harm. In November 2007 and March 2008, malicious programmers vandalized epilepsy support websites by putting up flashing animations, which caused seizures in some photo-sensitive patients.

“It happened on two separate occasions,” said computer science graduate student Tamara Denning, a co-author on the paper. “It’s evidence that people will be malicious and try to compromise peoples’ health using computers, especially if neural devices become more widespread.”

In some cases, patients might even want to hack into their own neural device. Unlike devices to control prosthetic limbs, which still use wires, many deep brain stimulators already rely on wireless signals. Hacking into these devices could enable patients to “self-prescribe” elevated moods or pain relief by increasing the activity of the brain’s reward centers.

Despite the risks, Kohno said, most new devices aren’t created with security in mind. Neural engineers carefully consider the safety and reliability of new equipment, and neuroethicists focus on whether a new device fits ethical guidelines. But until now, few groups have considered how neural devices might be hijacked to perform unintended actions.
This is the first time an academic paper has addressed the topic of “neurosecurity,” a term the group coined to describe their field.

“The security and privacy issues somehow seem to slip by,” Kohno said. “I would not be surprised if most people working in this space have never thought about security.”

Kevin Otto, a bioengineer who studies brain-machine interfaces at Purdue Universty, said he was initially skeptical of the research. “When I first picked up the paper, I don’t know if I agreed that it was an issue. But the paper gives a very compelling argument that this is important, and that this is the time to have neural engineers collaborate with security developers.”

It’s never too early to start thinking about security issues, said neural engineer Justin Williams of the University of Wisconsin, who was not involved in the research. But he stressed that the kinds of devices available today are not susceptible to attack, and that fear of future risks shouldn’t impede progress in the field. “These kinds of security issues have to proceed in lockstep with the technology,” Williams said.

History provides plenty of examples of why it’s important to think about security before it becomes a problem, Kohno said. Perhaps the best example is the internet, which was originally conceived as a research project and didn’t take security into account.

“Because the internet was not originally designed with security in mind,” the researchers wrote, “it is incredibly challenging — if not impossible — to retrofit the existing internet infrastructure to meet all of today’s security goals.” Kohno and his colleagues hope to avoid such problems in the neural device world, by getting the community to discuss potential security problems before they become a reality.

“The first thing is to ask ourselves is, ‘Could there be a security and privacy problem?’” Kohno said. “Asking ‘Is there a problem?’ gets you 90 percent there, and that’s the most important thing.”

http://www.nextnature.net/2009/07/the-next-hacking-frontier-your-brain/#

 

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Scientists Extract Images Directly from Brain

(Extracted directly from Pink Tentacle, thanks!):

Researchers from Japan’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed new brain analysis technology that can reconstruct the images inside a person’s mind and display them on a computer monitor, it was announced on December 11 2008. According to the researchers, further development of the technology may soon make it possible to view other people’s dreams while they sleep.

The scientists were able to reconstruct various images viewed by a person by analyzing changes in their cerebral blood flow. Using a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine, the researchers first mapped the blood flow changes that occurred in the cerebral visual cortex as subjects viewed various images held in front of their eyes. Subjects were shown 400 random 10 x 10 pixel black-and-white images for a period of 12 seconds each. While the fMRI machine monitored the changes in brain activity, a computer crunched the data and learned to associate the various changes in brain activity with the different image designs.

Then, when the test subjects were shown a completely new set of images, such as the letters N-E-U-R-O-N, the system was able to reconstruct and display what the test subjects were viewing based solely on their brain activity.

For now, the system is only able to reproduce simple black-and-white images. But Dr. Kang Cheng, a researcher from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, suggests that improving the measurement accuracy will make it possible to reproduce images in color.

“These results are a breakthrough in terms of understanding brain activity,” says Dr. Cheng. “In as little as 10 years, advances in this field of research may make it possible to read a person’s thoughts with some degree of accuracy.”

The researchers suggest a future version of this technology could be applied in the fields of art and design — particularly if it becomes possible to quickly and accurately access images existing inside an artist’s head. The technology might also lead to new treatments for conditions such as psychiatric disorders involving hallucinations, by providing doctors a direct window into the mind of the patient.

ATR chief researcher Yukiyasu Kamitani says, “This technology can also be applied to senses other than vision. In the future, it may also become possible to read feelings and complicated emotional states.”

The research results appear in the December 11 issue of US science journal Neuron:

Perceptual experience consists of an enormous number of possible states. Previous fMRI studies have predicted a perceptual state by classifying brain activity into prespecified categories. Constraint-free visual image reconstruction is more challenging, as it is impractical to specify brain activity for all possible images. In this study, we reconstructed visual images by combining local image bases of multiple scales, whose contrasts were independently decoded from fMRI activity by automatically selecting relevant voxels and exploiting their correlated patterns. Binary-contrast, 10 10-patch images (2100 possible states) were accurately reconstructed without any image prior on a single trial or volume basis by measuring brain activity only for several hundred random images. Reconstruction was also used to identify the presented image among millions of candidates. The results suggest that our approach provides an effective means to read out complex perceptual states from brain activity while discovering information representation in multivoxel patterns.

http://www.nextnature.net/2008/12/scientists-extract-images-directly-from-brain/

 

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Brain Scan replaces Job Interview in 5 years?

Forget about palmistry! MRI scans for candidates in top jobs such as bank directors could soon become part of the job-application package, says Erasmus University researcher Prof Willem Verbeke of Rotterdam, He’s confident brain scans will replace job interviews within 5 years.

Prof. Verbeke heads the department of neuro-economics, (NSIM), at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He predicts in an interview with Good Morning Netherlands radio station that employers demanding compulsory brain scans from their job applicants will soon become the most normal thing in the world – in fact within five years’ time’, he believes.

Financial chaos by psychopathic behavior:
Especially after the economic fiascos which are plunging the world into recession, a great deal of interest is being shown by the economic sector in their neuro-testing job application scheme, which is now being developed and tested, he said. Neuro-economics is a new research field, combining economics, psychology, genetics and neuro-science.

One of the most important developments in this field are the use of EEGs and MRI-scans to determine the suitability of candidates for specific jobs, he said. It’s been known for the past thirty years that one can determine human psychological disabilities such as autism and psychopathic tendencies in brain-scans, he said. However exact guidelines are only now being developed for practical applications in industry and the economic field by his department.

While brain-scanning their volunteers, the Erasmus University researchers can identify exactly to which extent people react ‘spontaneously’, i.e. subconsciously, to specific social interactions – such as financial trading on the stock market or shop personnel interacting with customers.

Thus they could also test job applicants for important posts such as bank directors and financial institutions to determine whether they are even suitable — or whether they have psychopathic tendencies which would exclude them from such jobs.

“In a brain scan one can see what people notice spontaneously, such as sales personnel interacting with customers,’ he said.

They have already discovered that people with slight autism, for instance, are totally unable to notice that customers may be responding negatively towards specific suggestions they make.

Bank directors:
He even named one specific person, the director of a large bank in the Netherlands, who “clearly didn’t notice that people were shocked by his comments during press interviews’. Such slightly autistic persons would be far better suited for jobs where they have to have high levels of concentration and don’t need to interact with people muvh — ‘for instance by placing them in university research jobs or computer-technology.’

Psychopathic behaviour in bank CEOs:
Even more important, he felt, was to establish psychopathic behaviour in job-applications – as people which were determined to have psychotic reactions as seen on their brainscans, ‘ would be totally unsuitable for leading jobs such as a bank director or the CEO of a multinational trading company.

“We noticed from the scans that psychopaths are overly-emphatic towards people, but at the same time also don’t understand why people do specific things. This creates a high level of fear and suspicion in such psychopathic individuals, and this often drives them to have to ‘stay ahead of people scheming against them’.

“This can be particularly dangerous in people who hold very responsible positions, such as CEOs of financial institutions.’ He again mentioned one person’s name whose financial manipulations in New York have caused financial ruin for many millions of people and banks worldwide.

Verbeke said that — especially after recent discoveries in the international financial world that some important people had clearly been totally unsuitable for holding responsible positions — it will become the most normal thing in the world for companies to want brainscans from their job-applicants, similar to the physical health-checks now often also undertaken.

“If I wanted someone to become a company director, I would most certainly first want a brain-scan to make sure he wasn’t psychopathic or autistic tendencies’, Verbeke said.

Dutch legal expert Guus van Vos however said that at the moment it was still not allowed under Dutch privacy laws to demand brainscans as part of job applications..

“By law right now, if you haven’t done anything wrong which could lead to authorities believing that you might have a neorological problem, you can’t undergo such a brainscan to determine your psychological abilities’, Van Vos said.

Verbeke said the law was designed ‘before brain-scans even existed’ and that this would undoubtedly be addressed eventually.

He said his research department was now establishing up the exact neuro-scientific guidelines amongst a great many volunteers to develop a brain-scan screening programme for job-applicants.

“It’s very interesting for us to establish exactly how the brain works during economic decision-making,’ says Verbeke.

“Economic decisions, such as those made by sales professionals and financial institutions, often aren’t only based on rational but also on emotional decision making.
“However the emotional part is largely subconscious. That’s why we use the fMRI to investigate this subconscious thinking- and emotional-processes’.



http://www.nextnature.net/2009/02/brain-scan-replaces-job-interview-in-5-years/

 

[kwazdog]

Do not want. If this is the direction shit is headed, I'll gladly be an atiquated technophobe...

 

[Better]

Yeah.

This stuff won't be abused.

 

[water]

Do not want. If this is the direction shit is headed, I'll gladly be an atiquated technophobe...

It's not about what you want only, it's about what is going to be used on you.

 

[water]

Yeah.

This stuff won't be abused.

Can you imagine if they do a brain image extraction of Slam, finger or playahatian?

 

[shaddyvillethug]

:eek3

 

[Better]

We're doing too much.

Technological advances to the end of what?

Where are we going with all of this?

If we believe all of that shit ain't ultimately for the benefit of some corporations bottom line....


...eh.

 

[water]

:eek3

This shit will become the hottest selling item

 

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[BigATLslim]

kayanation, with all due respect, I believe you have reached your 24 hour posting limit.

Good day, to you sir.









Thanks for the info!

 

[water]

kayanation, with all due respect, I believe you have reached your 24 hour posting limit.

Good day, to you sir.









Thanks for the info!

peace out.

Time to make a run!

 

[water]

We're doing too much.

Technological advances to the end of what?

Where are we going with all of this?

If we believe all of that shit ain't ultimately for the benefit of some corporations bottom line....


...eh.

 

[code_pirahna]

Yeah I heard they wanted to make Bluetooth implantable insulin pumps for diabetics.......but they re afraid to because of hackers.........that would be an instant death

 

[water]

Yeah I heard they wanted to make Bluetooth implantable insulin pumps for diabetics.......but they re afraid to because of hackers.........that would be an instant death

Or instant life in the case of an emergency.

 

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[3rd__Optic]

^^^

 

[water]

^^^

 

[John_Gault]

I don't even know where to begin on a comment.


But glad like a fuck that you made the thread!


JG

 

[Gods_Debris]

the nanotech is an even more frightening frontier

 

[water]

I don't even know where to begin on a comment.


But glad like a fuck that you made the thread!


JG

Wow, you?

No comment?

 

[John_Gault]

Wow, you?

No comment?

TOOO many implications man, too fucking many!


JG

 

[water]

TOOO many implications man, too fucking many!


JG

We are definitely treading into interesting times.......

I can see this evolving into weapon technology (not that these sheep out here need this)

"We'll also highlight new, mobile-enabled biofeedback apps and "spray on" microsensors that can support stress management, memory and behavior modification."

 

[OFF-BALANCED]

Technology is getting way too out of hand. I don't want my kin growing up in the type of world it's getting to. Too much control

 

[furlough]

Can you imagine if they do a brain image extraction of Slam, finger or playahatian?

 

[water]

Technology is getting way too out of hand. I don't want my kin growing up in the type of world it's getting to. Too much control

So what are the alternatives?

What needs to be invented to prevent this shit?

 

[Olosi]

Old term for human hacking---yoga

tech--magick

 

[Count23]

How did i miss this thread? Ghost in the shell is starting to look less like pure science fiction by the day...

 

[water]

Old term for human hacking---yoga

tech--magick

Expound please

 

[water]

How did i miss this thread? Ghost in the shell is starting to look less like pure science fiction by the day...

Waiting on Tical too

 

[tical]

Waiting on Tical too

Where to begin? Lets start here:

IMO Neuro Science and Bioengineering has been for the past 10-15 years and will continue to be for much longer amongst the hottest, fastest and most innovates fields we've seen in quite sometime.

When you consider some of the pioneering work in Neuroscience by people like Neurophysiologist Giacomo Rizzolatti and Neuroscientist like VS Ramachandran on say Mirror Neurons and Brain "morality-center" location and manipulation by Cognitive Neuro-Scientist Rebecca Saxe to name a few, it's inevitable! ANY and ALL far-end applications from General Health to Militaristic platforms will be considered and explored.

I can certainly understand the fear and the eventual abuse of such innovative technologies of the Mind and Body. In retrospect these technological advancements reminds me of those cries by the anti-technologiest that believes with every forward technological leap their's an equally potent humanistic decline to our species.

It will be interesting to see how mature and responsible we will be with these Powerful and Inevitable Technologies.

 

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A Brain-to-Brain Interface for Rats

Sensory and motor information can be transferred directly between the brains of rats, but some scientists doubt the proclaimed implication of an “organic computer.

Researchers have electronically linked the brains of pairs of rats, enabling the animals to communicate directly via implanted microelectrode arrays to solve simple behavioral problems, according to a study published today (February 28) in Scientific Reports.

The authors of the study claim the achievement is the first of its kind, and could lead to the linking of multiple animal brains to form the first “organic computer” through which multiple animals could exchange, store, and process sensory and motor information.

But neuroscientists in the field of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) told The Scientist that the study is actually a combination two methods demonstrated several times before—namely, recording and decoding information from neural networks and using extracted neural firing patterns to stimulate external devices or muscles of the body.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?artic...47/title/A-Brain-to-Brain-Interface-for-Rats/