Anna L. Davis

Computer Chips in Our Bodies Could Be the Future of Medicine The brain-computer interface is real. It's changing lives—and could soon change the world.

Nice feature in #TIME #magazine about how brain-computer interfaces are about to change our lives #neuroskyence 🧪

time.com/7330887/brai...

"Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators..."

William Gibson, Neuromancer (1984)

Second cup of coffee. Real world is fading... I'm in a basement place in my mind, where the story takes over. Where I don't care about writing better than others or better than AI. Me against myself, hands on the keyboard. Let's go.

#writingcommunity #amwriting

I'm obsessed with this collective. If you like cyberpunk culture, subversion, rebellion against technocracy, and lots of neon, check it out.

Neuralink, Elon Musk, and the Race to Put Chips In Our Brains

Though brain chips are all over TV and the news now with Neuralink, scientists like those at Caltech have been working on the technology for decades. And some question Musk’s approach.

Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Study offers security measures for safeguarding brain implants Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) promise to improve the lives of people with neurological conditions. A new Yale study explains how to protect brain implants from cybersecurity threats.

"Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) — implantable medical devices used to treat neurological conditions — are becoming increasingly sophisticated, making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks." #BCI #neurotech #cybersecurity news.yale.edu/2025/07/23/s...

Check out my new article “How I Came to Drown, Smash, and Kill My Smartphone” in the latest volume of the witty, satirical tech magazine In Formation. I feel honored to be included in this talented and accomplished group of writers, artists, and editors. informationmagazine.com

Lol! I didn't realize the extent of the knitting community. Sounds like fun!

Turning 46 next week! Feeling my age, though I'm also looking forward to being a crazy old writer lady with scifi ideas at the cutting edge of reality, all while knitting a quilt. (Just kidding... I don't knit.)

Do you want to control your iPhone with your brain?

You might soon be able to.

Apple has partnered with brain-computer interface startup Synchron to explore letting people with disabilities or diseases like ALS control their iPhones using decoded brain signals: www.wsj.com/tech/apple-b...

May the Fourth be with you. And may your coffee be strong. Furthermore, may your brain implant be secure. Gotta watch out for those neurohackers.

In a world where targeted advertising, algorithms, and AI dictate so much of our digital consumption, how often do we actually choose for ourselves? Does free will still exist, and for how long?

This week I finished editing a 135k-word psychological horror manuscript, met with the author to discuss revisions, and had some solid writing ideas for my own scifi WIP. A good week!

#writingcommunity #FridayVibes #publishing #writing #editing

Meta’s brain-to-text tech is here. We are not remotely ready. Why we should start caring about the right to brain privacy now.

"Elon Musk has arguably been the boldest broligarch when it comes to brain-machine interfaces. But Mark Zuckerberg is hot on his heels." Nice write-up re: #neurotech & #privacy at Meta & other tech giants www.vox.com/future-perfe...

None of the cyberpunk novels in the world could have ever predicted the corporate takeover of America could be so stupid.

One day the president's favourite billionaire just walked into one agency at a time with a bunch of private security, said 'I run this now' and everyone just kinda shrugged.

Just discovered Octavia E. Butler. Parable of the Sower is incredibly dark but oddly uplifting at the same time. A testament to the human spirit in the face of dystopia. Relevant for our times.

#amreading #booksky #books #dystopia

Saudi Arabia Hires Startup to Develop Brain-Computer Control Implants A brain-computer interface startup called Paradromics is partnering with Saudi Arabia's megalomaniac Neom city-building project.

“Given Saudi Arabia's abysmal track record when it comes to human rights abuses, the collaboration raises plenty of red flags.” Saudi Arabia Hires Startup to Develop Brain-Computer Implants #BCI #neurotech futurism.com/neoscope/sau...

Google will soon utilize machine learning to estimate a user’s age Google will soon utilize machine learning models and AI to apply appropriate age filters to a user's account.

Protecting kids is important, but this kind of broad surveillance affects everyone. “Google will start testing a feature later this year utilizing machine learning to estimate a user’s age.” Story by
www.androidheadlines.com/2025/02/goog...

I accidentally washed a navy blue towel with our white ones. I even added bleach to the cycle. Miraculously, the white towels are still bright white, & the blue towel is still blue. I feel unstoppable. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket.

Looking for a fast-paced read? Check out Open Source (#EnhancementSeries), dark #scifi #horror #cyberpunk about hackable brain implants, sexy cyborgs, & twisted villains. “Open Source hits the ground running and never slows down.” www.amazon.com/Open-Source-...

YouTube video by Desadium Entertainment S1E5: The No Sugar Podcast: Anna L. Davis - Author: Open Source Enhancement Series 4K Flat/8K 360VR

Cybersecurity pioneer John McAfee has digitally risen from the dead, now posting as an AI. I have an interview history with his widow Janice McAfee, who is the creative director for his new AI project. Maybe I'll get to ask some questions! Posting our past interview here: youtu.be/A3GbqvoSqBk?...

YouTube video by SciFi Serials DIGI CITY: A Cyberpunk Audiobook, Part 1

Have an hour to kill and are looking to do it with a free #cyberpunk audio story? Check out Digi City over at YouTube. Here's the first of 10 parts.
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"Although BCIs are still in the clinical stage... the armed forces of countries such as the United States, China, and Russia view #BCI #technology as a promising instrument for enhancing their servicemembers’ capabilities."

#neurotechnology #neuroscience #military

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"You will be electronically monitored wherever you go. You will never be alone except for your own thoughts in your own mind & perhaps not even there. Everyone you contact or reach or see will be brought in for questioning"

Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (1974) Philip K. Dick

From a storytelling perspective, Luigi Mangione certainly knows how to hook an audience. Mystery and intrigue from those first engraved bullets. Writers everywhere can learn a lot from this case.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #thrillers

Ask Dr. Cyberpunk: with your host, Bruce Bethke • from initial concept to published story Here’s one of the little secrets of science fiction.   While we sci-fi writers routinely set our stories in the future, no writer I know—at...

Today: I hope I don't come to regret this.
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"We often talk about the risks technology poses to children. The Senate recently held a hearing about it. But we do not often talk about the risks technology poses to the elderly." Fantastic, thought-provoking, deeply personal piece by
@omericandream.bsky.social

#technology #surveillance #ethics

Neuroscientist Rafael Yuste could play your brain like an instrument. He wants to protect it instead. Your brain needs new rights. He’s fighting to secure them.

Interesting piece on "neurorights" www.vox.com/future-perfe... Some might say that concerns about neurotechnology are just theoretical because the tech isn't advanced enough to be scary yet. But let's remember how quickly AI ethics went from theoretical to urgent

I got an invitation from Neuralink to apply for their PRIME program.
Is this MIT, Harvard, Stanford?
Anyways, immediately comes an informed consent with the statement that they will give my info to 3rd parties.
Noped right out of there.

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