The next generation of the "Internet of Bodies," or IOB, could bring technological devices and the human body closer together than ever before.
Academic and author Andrea M. Matwyshyn, who coined the term in 2016, describes it as "a network of human bodies whose integrity and functionality rely at least in part on the internet and related technologies, such as artificial intelligence."
Smart glasses, which can function as cameras, headphones or monitors, are another example of early IOB devices.
These devices completely merge with the body while maintaining a real-time connection to an external machine and the internet.
"As bits and bodies meld and as human flesh becomes permanently entwined with hardware, software, and algorithms, IOB will test our norms and values as a society," she wrote.
Persons:
Andrea M, Matwyshyn, Elon Musk's
Organizations:
Elon Musk's Neuralink, BCI
Locations:
Elon