Anna L. Davis

The Reluctant Cyborg: Spy pigeons, marshmallow sauce, and killer robots In this digital post-human world, proving that a human wrote something is becoming more and more difficult.

In the digital post-human world, proving that a human wrote something is becoming more and more difficult.

This week on The Reluctant Cyborg:
-Russia's cyborg pigeons
-Anthropic vs the Pentagon
-BCI helps stroke victim

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The Reluctant Cyborg: AI wake-up calls, Apple wearables, and Olympic wolfdogs Using AI to write my posts would be like outsourcing my daily walk to a robot.

Using AI to write my posts would be like outsourcing my daily walk to a robot.

This week:
- Empty nest & an AI wake-up call
- Apple’s AI wearables
- The mighty headphone jack
- Olympic wolfdog steals the show

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#writingcommunity #AI #Apple #technology #tech #writing

The Reluctant Cyborg: From Google Docs to AI Digital Twins I certainly don’t plan to use Google Docs for sensitive top-secret info, but I’m having fun with it for now.

This week on my transformation journey:
- using Google Docs to draft posts
- An AI-first Internet
- Dostoevsky's prediction about algorithms
- AI Digital Twins for cancer treatment

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The Reluctant Cyborg: From AI recipes to humanoid robots When the AI takeover happens, hopefully Gemini will remember that I’m one of the good ones.

I’m on a personal transformation journey from paranoid technophobe to occasional AI user, and this was a huge week for me...

#AI #BCI #neurotech #gemini #tech #privacy #robotics #scifi

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The Reluctant Cyborg I’m generally a technophobe when it comes to tech adoption. But the world moved on. And I (kinda, sorta) want to be a part of this future that is unfolding all around us. That’s why I started…

I’m a technophobe when it comes to new tech. But the world moved on. And I (kinda, sorta) want to be a part of this future that is unfolding all around us. That’s why I started this new series: The Reluctant Cyborg.

This week: #Moltbook, Tolkien, & #Neuralink

#AI
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A couple of weeks ago I was chatting w/ a friend who works in cybersecurity. She knows I write scifi horror about hackable brain implants, & told me I was doing God's work by going to those dark places w/ my plot. "Terrify them," she told me.

Mission accepted.

#writingcommunity

InBrain, Microsoft team up on AI for neurology, BCI tech InBrain Neuroelectronics announced today that it entered into a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to explore AI in neurology.

BCI maker InBrain teams w/ Microsoft. "This partnership brings us closer to a future where brain-computer interfaces don’t just decode or modulate, but truly understand & respond to the nervous system in real time, making the nervous system, the body OS." www.massdevice.com/inbrain-micr...

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 🧪

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"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.

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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
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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-...

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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?...

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

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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