Johnny Mnemonic creeps one step closer

The BBC report today on Microsoft's consultation with leaders in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. The predictions are that by 2020 the terms 'interface' and 'useri' will have become obsolete as computers merge closer with humans.

I commented the other day to someone in the office that I longed for the day when I can control my computer with my brain, doing away with the mice and keyboards, use of which blights many of us with RSI.

However, the realities of merging with computers actually fills me with dread, maybe I've read too much science fiction which is majoratively set in a distopian future where the merging of humans and computers has only led to no good!

There are, however, huge issues concerning privacy when one considers intelligent computers that can anticipate your needs (or is that read your mind?)...especially when you ask who is holding the puppet strings?

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