# Would you undergo surgery for an advanced and reliable brain computer interface? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 22, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-undergo-surgery-for-an-advanced-and-reliable-brain-computer-interface/1001929 "2024-05-22T21:52:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-undergo-surgery-for-an-advanced-and-reliable-brain-computer-interface/1001929/41 "2024-05-25T12:57:28Z")
Computer Viruses. 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-undergo-surgery-for-an-advanced-and-reliable-brain-computer-interface/1001929/42 "2024-05-25T13:23:05Z")
_If_ it was safe, useful and cheap then I’d strongly consider it. But I don’t expect that for decades, especially not in this regulatory environment. Right now I wouldn’t trust it to not be used to spam me 24/7 with advertisements or be used to monitor me. And if the wrong people take over you can expect it to be a combination “loyalty” implant and torture instrument. Basically, I expect to be long dead of old age before the technology, regulations and politics reaches a position where I’d go for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-undergo-surgery-for-an-advanced-and-reliable-brain-computer-interface/1001929.md?page=2)