Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) relies on the JARVIS artificial intelligence — exquisitely adapted to his personal strengths and weaknesses — to help pilot his Iron Man suit. (Marvel Comics/Paramount Pictures)
Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense: Pentagon Studies Weapons That Can Read Users’ Mind
NEWSEUM: The troops of tomorrow may be able to pull the trigger using only their minds. As artificially intelligent drones, hacking, jamming, and missiles accelerate the pace of combat, some of the military’s leading scientists are studying how mere humans can keep up with the incredible speed of cyber warfare, missiles and other threats.
One option: Bypass crude physical controls — triggers, throttles, keyboards — and plug the computer directly into the human brain. In one DARPA experiment, a quadriplegic first controlled an artificial limb and then flew a flight simulator. Future systems might monitor the users’ nervous system and compensate for stress, fatigue, or injury. Is this the path to what the Pentagon calls human-machine teaming?
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WNU Editor: Neuroscience has definitely gone a long way in the past few years. I can only imagine what will be developed in the future .... especially when it is obvious that if you can bypass crude physical controls .... triggers, throttles, keyboards .... and plug directly into a computer that manages a weapons platform .... the speed and quickness will be a huge advantage in any conflict.
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