i know what this is: the Matrix beginning !
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Matrix is classic, but I was thinking more about "Black Mirror". Not any particular episode (although there was with people physically working out to earn money this way), but the general spirit of technologies invading our privacy and human life.
I do not think people will allow this even if they are working on it or this theory is real, i mean no one will want to get implanted a foreign chip even if they are paid some money to do that because not only one will lose its privacy but he will be continuously tracked and he will not remain a free human also with the insertion of chip there could be allergic or immune responses to many people that will not make this thing viable anymore.
The real patent doesn't mention microchips, it's about the stuff that you can, say, wear on your hand like a smartwatch. And the problem is that if this brings one direct money straightforwardly, many people with low income or no job might actually be more interested in this than in how this data can be used by big corporations.
I do not think people will allow this even if they are working on it or this theory is real, i mean no one will want to get implanted a foreign chip even if they are paid some money to do that because not only one will lose its privacy but he will be continuously tracked and he will not remain a free human also with the insertion of chip there could be allergic or immune responses to many people that will not make this thing viable anymore.
Are you sure ? Even a free Apple implant with a lot of functionalities ?
I'm not sure it's supposed to be free, actually. Because see, a person will be able to earn money for oneself with a device, so the device itself is likely to cost money as well. But not necessarily. For now, it's just an idea, it might not ever come even close to becoming reality.