Current Events > We've officially hit the cyberpunk future where body tech is obsolete on people

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People have been looking for flying cars or humanlike AI, but really we just got the part where we can augment our bodies with tech and then have said parts fall into disrepair.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60416058

Hundreds of people who had retinal implants to improve their sight face an uncertain future as the technology they rely on is now obsolete.

Second Sight stopped making its Argus II bionic eyes several years ago to focus on a brain implant instead.

Surgery to implant the device typically takes a few hours and is followed by post-op training to help users interpret the signals from their devices.

The website also promises updates. "As technology improves, so will your Argus II implant - without the need for additional surgery. Enjoy programming flexibility and the capacity for future hardware and software upgrades."

One, Ross Doerr, said Second Sight failed to contact any of its patients after its financial difficulties in 2020.
"Those of us with this implant are figuratively and literally in the dark," he said.

Another user, Jeroen Perk, had problems when his VPU system broke in November 2020. "I had no vision, no Argus, and no support from Second Sight," he told the publication.

is cyberpunk good yet

lol stuff like that is gonna have to be handled by the government if it ever becomes widespread anyway for this exact reason.

I honestly didnt know this was a thing