Okay, after a re-read and a straight non-university wired mind, I can say a lot of what I said didn't apply properly.
I know this because Zalakwe confirmed I am indeed an ass. I thank him.
Okay, let's try this again.
First up, would it not be easier to inject the lattice into the skull or brain-stem so they're at a closer proximity to their target?
Your wording of the memory system is a bit confusing. Could you be a little clearer? You went into "although it also" so is it designed to do this or is this an extra function it can provide?
You shift between different forms of communication (from casual to uncasual which confused and threw me off: "While the natural memory is kept functioning and remembers the same things as it always does,").
Could you look at your wording and perhaps be more specific as to the different functions and components in titled sections? Personally, I introduce something, explain it's operational envelop (where it'll be used), give a list of the components and their basic uses. Finally, I explain how the components interact so the reader has a firm foundation as to the terminology you'd be using which gives a clear mental picture.
You use the term "broadband". You might wish to exchange this for a "high speed wireless connection" since broadband is a term used very specifically with wired connections in IT.
Now moving away from my pet peeves...
What is the mass of the system, proportionate to the brain?
Does it have any safety systems?
With this, I grew bored and decided to take things into my own hands in the greatest feedback I have ever given: a re-write and update, showing you not only how I intemperate the Sophia but what I personally would change.
If you see anything missing, forgive me. Happy reading.
If you want a version with markup included, drop me a line and I'll e-mail you it.
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General:
Name: NovaCorp Sophia
Manufactuer: NovaCorp
Class: Bio/Neural device
History:
NovaCorp have historically used bio/neural interfaces to a great degree, whether as a product or to increase the productivity of personnel.
Typically, these were the <name1> which was inserted and locked to the back of the neck and the <name2> which worked alongside <name1> to provide a higher maximum throughput for high-fidelity tasks such as controlling craft or complex machinery.
Recently, it came to the light of Ephesus, NovaCorp's most ambitious and significant scientific mind, that such devices were slow, large, uncomfortable, unattractive and behind the times, something which was very important to him.
After months of work with his team of designers and specialists, he unveiled the Sophia Bio/Neural interface extension unit, known as the "Sophia Bio/Neural" for short.
Installation procedure:
The Sophia is introduced to the body of a subject in a number of stages.
First, a dose of nanobots is introduced to the blood-stream. These nanobots are especially programmed to travel to the brain, building a lattice beneath the brain/blood barrier. (ADDITION
The nanobots themselves have the capacity for neural-networking and storage within the lattice and power themselves with the excess electrical charge of the body. (ADDITION
This lattice also has basic computing functions to communicate with external devices via high bandwidth wireless protocol on a range of radio-wave frequencies.
It is also able to read and write to nerve circuits and connections though it requires specific permissions in order to do so.
Next, an especially engineered organism is inserted into the arm in the form of a tiny egg. The organism, like the nanobots, is programmed to travel to the brain and pass through the blood/brain barrier by (EDIT
only activating when a specific balance of temperature, hormones and enzymes is found.
There, it will grow slowly throughout the brain, replacing and optimizing neurological connections and circuits within the brain. The organism is programmed especially to protect the brain and not damage it, even if this means it is unable to function at full capacity.
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Following this, the organism begins to re-enforce these optimized connections throughout the brain and activate the connections to the lattice.
A number of diagnostics are run and if the lattice or organism (herein referred to as implant collectively) are not communicating with one another or the brain properly, a notification will be given and the implant will begin further optimizing unless given an interrupt signal until the system is able to work properly.
Once active, a series of new connections, branching from the organism will over a series of either hours or days (depending on the physical state of the individual) will conglomerate around the nerve stem and cells provided by the organism will create new specialist nerves to create a communication array between physical jacks which have been installed into the body of the user, seeking out the indicator hormone released shortly after surgery.
Input/Output:
Ports
Rather than utilizing existing port standards at the back of the neck (typically half an inch in diameter or the size of a small coin), Ephesus chose instead to innovate a new standard with a higher data I/O capacity. These ports are much smaller, perhaps 5mm in diameter (or the size of a lead for a mechanical pencil) and wire thin, working with a jack (a series of connections, one after the other) rather than a socket/plug (a series of level connections).
There are four of these connectors upon the spine down the neck. A further three lie just beneath the shoulder blades, another in the very center of the spinal column and the final connector is at the very base. Their strategic position allows the nerve communication to "piggyback" the newly formed nerves within the spine not only back to the organism but to the brain-stem allowing for a far higher volume of information to be transferred safely between a user and the implant.
There are two modes of output: Either the device will respond as a physical extension of the user, complete with the user's reflexes and taught reactions (such as flinching) or the lattice will act as a buffer should the device not provide by-wire control and translate the information as so the flaws in a user's motions will not be sent, only the desired operation which the device will then perform should it comprehend and be capable.
The jack itself for these ports is very small, perhaps the diameter of a needle. The cord contains a motion controller which allows the jack's wire to move automatically and lock itself into the ports provided if they are detected on command.
Wireless connectivity is also provided but the physical jack has a far higher input/output speed.
Security:
The lattice within the Sophia acts as a buffer in most circumstances involving data input/output and as such, can encrypt information with a wide variety of encryption cyphers and key based systems. All incoming data is blue-pill/sand-boxeded and segregated away from the operating system but it is fooled into thinking it is running on it's destination platform. By monitoring what happens within the sandbox, the operating system decides whether the information can be allowed to enter or whether it is rejected. This system is refereed to as a "barrier maze" since the data must meet very specific criteria which are being updated regularly, much like a maze which is constantly changing.
Unlike a maze however, repeating the same instruction or following the same edge will not take the data to the exit of the barrier maze since all active memory and running applications go through a tight screening process and heavy memory buffer tests.
Applications which are loaded by the user themselves are sand-boxed and segregated similarly in that if the sandbox is compromised, the system and the user are unharmed.
Functionality:
1) Memory:
The memory properties of the lattice and the organism work carefully together in order to create a complete archive of both short-term and long-term memory for all events following successful installation. The organism will store memory addition (such as tagging and indexing information) neurally and the lattice will store specific information (stimulation from the environment through the sensorial areas of the brain) as binary data. This system runs 70% to 150% faster than the nerve-centers they have effectively replaced though the old nerve-centers remain active as a fail-safe.
The end result is that the user is able to take information in at a dramatically higher speeds while the Sophia is active and through the Sophia, information and memories can be recalled, indexed and additions can be made as the user learns to perceive and understand concepts around them.
Example: A memory is made viewing an aerial maneuver. Without prior knowledge, this is perceived as being how it should be. With memories of flight in similar systems, opinions can be added and specific details become clearer: the user is able to know upon recollection if the maneuver was sloppy, where corrections could be made and produce further estimates.
Memories can also be linked together, allowing for very effective problem solving).
2) Optimization:
The brain is now passively optimized for functioning with the bio/neural interface and will make extensive use of it whether the user is aware of this or not.
This means that specific connections are streamlined through the implant and are performed through the implant via a "jumper" though the original connections are stimulated during use to prevent their degradation should the implant fail. With permission, the implant is also able to write back and copy the new series of connections while maintaining coercion of connections around the specific circuit meaning they are not damaged.
Example: A user wishes to recall a specific type of flower or process a complex calculation.
In the former, the user will use the "jumper" provided and arrive at the correct series of nerves, boycotting dense nerves with "incorrect" responses though they are also activated regardless so the same tagging and associations are produced. In effect, recollection is several times faster, though associations made still take place.
In the latter, a series of numbers are given. A math matrix and estimation system within the lattice perform the math function as a computer might and feedback the information but they also pass back not only the results but the processes made. In write mode, the implant would educate the brain and "teach" the user.
3) Improved I/O speeds during interface with devices:
The lattice itself acts only as a buffer, memory bus and provides manual writing/reading tools for the organism. Because of it's large surface area and circuit optimization, read-speeds are many times faster and speeds continue to grow the more the system is used.
The highest physical speed achievable is 1000% that of existing bio/neural systems but the input/output of the device connected must be able to interface at these speeds to make use of them.
4) Potential backup functionality:
Because of the read/right capabilities of the lattice, it is able to store a buffer of the last thousand or so major changes (a decade of changes) or so by creating a single map and only recording the changes made. If an external medium is supplied, this map can be exported and the lattice can begin creating another foundation map.
By using the two together, it is physically possible to un-write a neurological disorder or even repair brain-damage but only if extra matter is provided in the form of empty connections (which would require major surgery).
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It is also theoretically possible to export a brain image/pattern from this system and emulate the brain functions of the user on a computing platform though a suitable platform and program would need to be created to emulate the activity of neural connections and a suitable input/output.
Furthermore, by planting this image in a platform and only transmitting referenced instructions and intentions with the image interacting between the machine and the user ergo proxy, it would be possible for a far higher level of automation between the machine and the user.
5) Specific low-level applications
Disciplined users are able to make use of the lattice as a very basic computing platform with very very basic resources and low speed. As such, they are able to write basic applications for the Sophia.
This takes place through a process known as Application Authoring and involves the following steps:
1) The user must visualize the end goal of the application. This is recorded.
2) Using the recording as a reference, the user must then elaborate on the steps involved. These are saved as a series of processes.
3) These steps can be interpreted by NovaCorp computing platforms as computing instructions which are then in turn translated into PRAXI, a programming language especially developed by NovaCorp to fill their computing needs.
4) The code is then optimized and sent back to the implant to be compiled and re-optimized to any specific changes and to suit the mental circuits of the user.
