Color Blind Artists And Friends Become Cyborgs With Sensor Implants, Through Transhumanist Technology

Neil Harbisson, a color blind artist who became the first sort (photo: x @ryo694)

JAKARTA - A new documentary released this year will tell the story of Neil Harbisson, a color blind artist who became legally recognized for having implants that allow him to 'carry' colors.

Harbisson, along with his friend Moon, is part of a transhumanist movement aimed at adding new capabilities to the human body through technology.

In the documentary, Harbisson talks about his hopes that technology will allow humans to'redesign' their own bodies. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, founder of Neuralink, has expressed his belief that Neuralink implants can enhance human memory or even allow humans to live forever as human-machine hybrids.

According to director Carey Born, this film is important because technologies like Neuralink should spark debate about transhumanism so as not to fall into the wrong hands. He also expressed his belief that this technology will be used one day, and that transhumanism enthusiasts such as Harbisson and Moon, who are founders of the Cyborg Foundation and the Trans-Species Society, will play an important role in the development of new super sensor technology.

In the film, Born explains that Harbisson, who is color blind, wants to have a 'color feel', so he and a technologist named Adam Montandon create a device that translates a combination of colors into sound.

Moon, a dancer, also has implants that allow him to 'flood' earthquakes, using chips connected to the internet to receive information about earthquake activity around the world in the form of vibrations.

In addition, this film also highlights the latest research in an effort to provide humans with the ability to 'flood' through artificial body parts, including the ability to feel the warmth of other human bodies.

Born warned that transhumanist technology will be used one day, and that society needs to anticipate its impact so that decisions are not only taken by a handful of billionaires, military and politicians. Thus, the film aims to open discussions about the future of transhumanism and how this technology can be used for the wider good of humans.