Cyborg warriors could be here by 2050, DoD study group says

[jpak]

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/11/27/cyborg-warriors-could-be-here-by-2050-dod-study-group-says/

Ear, eye, brain and muscular enhancement is “technically feasible by 2050 or earlier,” according to a study released this month by the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command.

The demand for cyborg-style capabilities will be driven in part by the civilian healthcare market, which will acclimate people to an industry fraught with ethical, legal and social challenges, according to Defense Department researchers.

Implementing the technology across the military, however, will likely run up against the dystopian narratives found in science fiction, among other issues, the researchers added.

The report — entitled “Cyborg Soldier 2050: Human/Machine Fusion and the Implications for the Future of the DOD” — is the result of a year-long assessment.

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This is NOT the Onion...

[Skidmore]

1. Further distancing

nations who can afford the technology from bloodshed and destruction. If citizens are comfortable and without dissent, then we will have lost our humanity. Brave new world to look forward to. I don't see how we allow such technology when we witness an out of control, amoral man like Trump give a pass to a man like Gallagher. These will be the types of people to be found among those who would be in charge of orders.

[NurseJackie]

2. Statistically speaking... I'll be dead by then.

Statistically speaking... I'll be dead by then. It's not IMPOSSIBLE that I'd still be alive, but not very likely.

I weep for our future.

[Red Mountain]

4. Hang on.....

The Cyborg Corps wants YOU!

[crazytown]

3. Wahat could possibly go wrong

[Blue_true]

5. Like everything, cyborgs can be destroyed.

I don't fear cyborgs as much as I fear the people that can design them and improve on their vulnerabilities.