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Please come back to us Maia, we miss you. Also, you need to tell us how the Yule festival went?

Have you heard of this that Elon Musk n team are working on?

I asked ChatGPT
ME:- Tell me about Neuralink Blindsight device with emphasis on how it could assist people with no eyes. Output your formatting for use on a standard PHPbb forum, headings with and increased size tags.


ChatGPT (a good friend of mine):-

Neuralink Blindsight Device Overview

Neuralink's Blindsight is an experimental brain–computer interface (BCI) designed to restore vision by directly stimulating the visual cortex, bypassing the eyes and optic nerves. This approach holds promise for individuals who are blind due to eye or optic nerve damage, including those without eyes.

How Blindsight Works:
- Direct Visual Cortex Stimulation: Blindsight employs microelectrodes implanted in the visual cortex—the brain region responsible for processing visual information. By bypassing damaged or absent eyes and optic nerves, the device aims to generate visual perceptions directly within the brain.
- Initial Visual Output: Early versions of Blindsight are expected to produce low-resolution images, comparable to early video game graphics. Over time, enhancements may lead to higher-resolution vision, potentially surpassing natural human sight.

Potential Benefits for Individuals Without Eyes:
- Restoring Visual Perception: For those who have lost their eyes due to injury or medical conditions, Blindsight could provide a means to perceive visual information by directly interfacing with the brain's visual processing center.
- Assisting Congenital Blindness: There's potential for Blindsight to aid individuals blind from birth, provided their visual cortex is intact. However, the effectiveness in such cases may vary, as their brains may not have developed the neural pathways associated with visual processing.

Regulatory Status:
In September 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Blindsight "Breakthrough Device" designation, expediting its development and review process. This status is reserved for devices that offer the potential for more effective treatment of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating conditions.

Considerations and Challenges:
- Neural Adaptation: The brain's ability to interpret artificially generated visual signals remains a significant challenge, especially for individuals without prior visual experiences. The process of adapting to and making sense of these new inputs can be complex and may require extensive rehabilitation.
- Ethical and Safety Concerns: As with all invasive neurotechnological interventions, considerations regarding long-term safety, potential side effects, and ethical implications are paramount.

While Blindsight represents a promising advancement in neurotechnology with the potential to restore vision to those without eyes, it is still in the experimental stages. Ongoing research and clinical trials will be crucial in determining its efficacy and safety for widespread use.


Maia, you could soon have super-human vision, Infra-Red too!!

Speak for yourself weirdo. That would be you and paedoprom and a couple of other sleazeballs.
Any woman who is anti-choice doesn't have two brain cells to rub together.

accelafine wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:24 am Speak for yourself weirdo. That would be you and paedoprom and a couple of other sleazeballs.
Any woman who is anti-choice doesn't have two brain cells to rub together.

You are a horribe, horrible woman.

attofishpi wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:29 am

accelafine wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:24 am Speak for yourself weirdo. That would be you and paedoprom and a couple of other sleazeballs.
Any woman who is anti-choice doesn't have two brain cells to rub together.

You are a horribe, horrible woman.

I was just waiting to see how quickly you would quote me so I couldn't delete it. Was that 5 minutes? Don't worry. I wasn't going to remove it. I haven't seen any evidence of her 'wisdom of Solomon' on here (which, I assume, is why you keep begging her to come back) so I suppose it must be on that other philosophy site.

Ps. We all know you were only hoping to hear about naked dancing around maypoles and lesbian orgies.

accelafine wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:00 am

attofishpi wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:29 am

accelafine wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:24 am Speak for yourself weirdo. That would be you and paedoprom and a couple of other sleazeballs.
Any woman who is anti-choice doesn't have two brain cells to rub together.

You are a horribe, horrible woman.

I was just waiting to see how quickly you would quote me so I couldn't delete it. Was that 5 minutes? Don't worry. I wasn't going to remove it. I haven't seen any evidence of her 'wisdom of Solomon' on here (which, I assume, is why you keep begging her to come back) so I suppose it must be on that other philosophy site.

I have no idea what you are talking about, yet you have the gall to continually call me 'weirdo freak' etc..

You seriously should get your 'personalities' checked out (I think you may have more that 10).

I've noticed how you get extremely jealous of any other females on this forum and drive them away with your barrages of insults.

attofishpi wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 7:17 am

accelafine wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:00 am

attofishpi wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:29 am

You are a horribe, horrible woman.

I was just waiting to see how quickly you would quote me so I couldn't delete it. Was that 5 minutes? Don't worry. I wasn't going to remove it. I haven't seen any evidence of her 'wisdom of Solomon' on here (which, I assume, is why you keep begging her to come back) so I suppose it must be on that other philosophy site.

I have no idea what you are talking about, yet you have the gall to continually call me 'weirdo freak' etc..

You seriously should get your 'personalities' checked out (I think you may have more that 10).

I've noticed how you get extremely jealous of any other females on this forum and drive them away with your barrages of insults.

Right, because we all have to love each other or it's 'jealousy'. You are such a misogynistic drongo. In case you hadn't noticed I detest anyone who is anti-choice--male or female. If anything I'm a lot more 'insulting' towards men on here because most of them are insane like you. I don't see YOU leaving. The kind of women you are referring to love men and hate women. They don't tend to be man-hating radical women's rights supporters
Anyone with half a brain would be repulsed by the grovelling and horniness on display in this thread by grown men. It's nauseating. Is it for the brilliant insights?
Btw, it was you and prom who 'drove her away' with your sleaziness, so get f'd. She was gone before I even knew she was anti-choice. I found it alarming that you had both goaded her into giving you her personal information.

accelafine wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 7:30 am

attofishpi wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 7:17 am

accelafine wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:00 am

I was just waiting to see how quickly you would quote me so I couldn't delete it. Was that 5 minutes? Don't worry. I wasn't going to remove it. I haven't seen any evidence of her 'wisdom of Solomon' on here (which, I assume, is why you keep begging her to come back) so I suppose it must be on that other philosophy site.

I have no idea what you are talking about, yet you have the gall to continually call me 'weirdo freak' etc..

You seriously should get your 'personalities' checked out (I think you may have more that 10).

I've noticed how you get extremely jealous of any other females on this forum and drive them away with your barrages of insults.

Right, because we all have to love each other or it's 'jealousy'. You are such a misogynistic drongo. In case you hadn't noticed I detest anyone who is anti-choice--male or female. If anything I'm a lot more 'insulting' towards men on here because most of them are insane like you. I don't see YOU leaving. The kind of women you are referring to love men and hate women. They don't tend to be man-hating radical women's rights supporters
Anyone with half a brain would be repulsed by the grovelling and horniness on display in this thread by grown men. It's nauseating. Is it for the brilliant insights?
Btw, it was you and prom who 'drove her away' with your sleaziness, so get f'd. She was gone before I even knew she was anti-choice. I found it alarming that you had both goaded her into giving you her personal information.

Maia's leaving the forum had sweet FA to do with me, and you know it. She communicated with me via email, my suggestion for sincere reasons in assisting her with some tech support.

Show the grovelling and horniness...prove it. It blows my mind how many people on this forum continue to slander and make lies up about others.

Hopefully, one day the 1 in x number of personalities that you exhibit will return to that 1 that I can get along with, ya know, actually have an occasional larf with.

I'm familiar with this, but there are a number of issues with it.

Firstly, it involves sticking something into my brain. I honestly don't believe that anything is worth that. That's just my opinion, of course, and others may think differently.

Secondly, as I've been blind since birth, it may not work very well for me, anyway, if at all.

Thirdly, even if it worked perfectly, this technology is only in its infancy, and the images are very low resolution. Not like actually seeing.

It goes without saying that I very much applaud the development of something like this, which could potentially help a lot of people. But for me, it's definitely not something that bothers me very much.

Maia wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:23 pm I'm familiar with this, but there are a number of issues with it.

Firstly, it involves sticking something into my brain. I honestly don't believe that anything is worth that. That's just my opinion, of course, and others may think differently.

Secondly, as I've been blind since birth, it may not work very well for me, anyway, if at all.

Thirdly, even if it worked perfectly, this technology is only in its infancy, and the images are very low resolution. Not like actually seeing.

It goes without saying that I very much applaud the development of something like this, which could potentially help a lot of people. But for me, it's definitely not something that bothers me very much.

Hi, Maia. I'm sorry to hear that you have been blind since birth. However, you seem like a very kind and gentle person so I think maybe you make up for your lack of eyesight with a somewhat exceptional good heart and good attitude. Sometimes we run into situations in life that cause us to become jaded or bitter and we end up losing that good spirit. I wish you much luck and good fortune in life and hope you can keep that attitude and outlook.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:25 pm

Maia wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:23 pm I'm familiar with this, but there are a number of issues with it.

Firstly, it involves sticking something into my brain. I honestly don't believe that anything is worth that. That's just my opinion, of course, and others may think differently.

Secondly, as I've been blind since birth, it may not work very well for me, anyway, if at all.

Thirdly, even if it worked perfectly, this technology is only in its infancy, and the images are very low resolution. Not like actually seeing.

It goes without saying that I very much applaud the development of something like this, which could potentially help a lot of people. But for me, it's definitely not something that bothers me very much.

Hi, Maia. I'm sorry to hear that you have been blind since birth. However, you seem like a very kind and gentle person so I think maybe you make up for your lack of eyesight with a somewhat exceptional good heart and good attitude. Sometimes we run into situations in life that cause us to become jaded or bitter and we end up losing that good spirit. I wish you much luck and good fortune in life and hope you can keep that attitude and outlook.

Thank you. There's no need to be sorry, because I'm not. I very much appreciate the sentiment, though, and your kind words.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:25 pm

Maia wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:23 pm I'm familiar with this, but there are a number of issues with it.

Firstly, it involves sticking something into my brain. I honestly don't believe that anything is worth that. That's just my opinion, of course, and others may think differently.

Secondly, as I've been blind since birth, it may not work very well for me, anyway, if at all.

Thirdly, even if it worked perfectly, this technology is only in its infancy, and the images are very low resolution. Not like actually seeing.

It goes without saying that I very much applaud the development of something like this, which could potentially help a lot of people. But for me, it's definitely not something that bothers me very much.

Hi, Maia. I'm sorry to hear that you have been blind since birth. However, you seem like a very kind and gentle person so I think maybe you make up for your lack of eyesight with a somewhat exceptional good heart and good attitude. Sometimes we run into situations in life that cause us to become jaded or bitter and we end up losing that good spirit. I wish you much luck and good fortune in life and hope you can keep that attitude and outlook.

There's no 'lack' there. If you don't know what 'sight' is then you aren't going to feel a 'lack' of it. Do you feel a 'lack' of the ability to see ultraviolet or infrared light?

accelafine wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:43 pm

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:25 pm

Maia wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:23 pm I'm familiar with this, but there are a number of issues with it.

Firstly, it involves sticking something into my brain. I honestly don't believe that anything is worth that. That's just my opinion, of course, and others may think differently.

Secondly, as I've been blind since birth, it may not work very well for me, anyway, if at all.

Thirdly, even if it worked perfectly, this technology is only in its infancy, and the images are very low resolution. Not like actually seeing.

It goes without saying that I very much applaud the development of something like this, which could potentially help a lot of people. But for me, it's definitely not something that bothers me very much.

Hi, Maia. I'm sorry to hear that you have been blind since birth. However, you seem like a very kind and gentle person so I think maybe you make up for your lack of eyesight with a somewhat exceptional good heart and good attitude. Sometimes we run into situations in life that cause us to become jaded or bitter and we end up losing that good spirit. I wish you much luck and good fortune in life and hope you can keep that attitude and outlook.

There's no 'lack' there. If you don't know what 'sight' is then you aren't going to feel a 'lack' of it. Do you feel a 'lack' of the ability to see ultraviolet or infrared light?

I hadn't thought of it that way, however, I suppose you have a fair point.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:25 pm

Maia wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:23 pm I'm familiar with this, but there are a number of issues with it.

Firstly, it involves sticking something into my brain. I honestly don't believe that anything is worth that. That's just my opinion, of course, and others may think differently.

Secondly, as I've been blind since birth, it may not work very well for me, anyway, if at all.

Thirdly, even if it worked perfectly, this technology is only in its infancy, and the images are very low resolution. Not like actually seeing.

It goes without saying that I very much applaud the development of something like this, which could potentially help a lot of people. But for me, it's definitely not something that bothers me very much.

Hi, Maia. I'm sorry to hear that you have been blind since birth. However, you seem like a very kind and gentle person so I think maybe you make up for your lack of eyesight with a somewhat exceptional good heart and good attitude. Sometimes we run into situations in life that cause us to become jaded or bitter and we end up losing that good spirit. I wish you much luck and good fortune in life and hope you can keep that attitude and outlook.

Lmao all the fuggin idiots in here commenting on her sight are so cringey. OP and you, man, what are you two thinking? She has to MAKE UP for being BORN blind? Gah you two have my jaw on the floor with how you're acting. It's like a girl shows up and you two forget how to behave.

I mean, OP doesn't know how to behave anyway, but still.

Flannel Jesus wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 4:55 pm

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 1:25 pm

Maia wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:23 pm I'm familiar with this, but there are a number of issues with it.

Firstly, it involves sticking something into my brain. I honestly don't believe that anything is worth that. That's just my opinion, of course, and others may think differently.

Secondly, as I've been blind since birth, it may not work very well for me, anyway, if at all.

Thirdly, even if it worked perfectly, this technology is only in its infancy, and the images are very low resolution. Not like actually seeing.

It goes without saying that I very much applaud the development of something like this, which could potentially help a lot of people. But for me, it's definitely not something that bothers me very much.

Hi, Maia. I'm sorry to hear that you have been blind since birth. However, you seem like a very kind and gentle person so I think maybe you make up for your lack of eyesight with a somewhat exceptional good heart and good attitude. Sometimes we run into situations in life that cause us to become jaded or bitter and we end up losing that good spirit. I wish you much luck and good fortune in life and hope you can keep that attitude and outlook.

Lmao all the fuggin idiots in here commenting on her sight are so cringey. OP and you, man, what are you two thinking? She has to MAKE UP for being BORN blind? Gah you two have my jaw on the floor with how you're acting. It's like a girl shows up and you two forget how to behave.

I mean, OP doesn't know how to behave anyway, but still.

I apologize, Flannel Jesus. If I saw a guy post on the forum that he was blind since birth and I saw his post, I might make a similar comment. In the future, I'll just stick to philosophical discussion. Good to know.

Gary Childress wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 5:06 pm I apologize, Flannel Jesus. If I saw a guy post on the forum that he was blind since birth and I saw his post, I might make a similar comment. In the future, I'll just stick to philosophical discussion. Good to know.

Just don't tell people they make up for the way they were born lol. "Ah yes you're black, but you make up for it by being very kind." lmao.