Software development industry analysis by Larry O'Brien, the former editor of Software Development and Computer Language
Monday, October 25, 2004

Researchers at USC have modeled the transforms associated with production of memory. It's a black-box: they aren't interested in the subjective experience of the transform, just how inputs (short-term memories) are turned into outputs (long-term memories). The article speaks of prosthesis for memory disorders, which is certainly the first market, but once you've figured out the IO model for memory you're in major-league Philip K. Dick territory. What happens when you record my inputs and play them into your hippocampus? Do you end up with a personalized version of my experiences?

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