Rich Americans seek black market brain implants in bid to plug into artificial intelligence 'matrix'

2:29, 20 APR 2016 UPDATED 16:57, 20 APR 2016 BY JASPER HAMILL

U.S. Presidential candidate exclusively reveals details of pair of men planning to communicate with computers using the power of thought

A pair of super-rich American technology gurus are planning to undergo surgery to install experimental implants directly into their brains.

The two men are currently trying to find a doctor willing to perform this untested and highly risky procedure, The Mirror has learned.

If they survive the operation, the men hope to be able to directly communicate with the primitive forms of artificial intelligence currently being developed in labs across the world.

But critics and conspiracy theorists fear these pioneering implants are the first step towards creating a society where every human is plugged into "the matrix".

Zoltan Istvan, a U.S. Presidential candidate, personally knows both of these would-be bionic men.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/rich-americans-seek-black-market-7794153

Biohackers are turning to the black market for BRAIN implants: Risky surgery could allow humans to become mind readers

• This is according to Zoltan Istvan, leader of the Transhumanist Party
• He knows 2 people who have been planning the procedure for 3 years 
• 'This is beginning of the hive mind, where everyone is interconnected'
• Claims that in 5-10 years this type of technology will become widespread 

By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM 

PUBLISHED: 15:26 GMT, 20 April 2016 | UPDATED: 19:02 GMT, 20 April 2016

A pair of wealthy Americans are looking for brain implants on the black market that will allow them to communicate with each other using the power of thought. 

That's according to presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan who believe that in a few decades, we could all be plugged into an AI 'matrix'.

'Eventually, this type of technology will allow us to be connected 24/7 to the internet and on social media,' he told the DailyMail.com. 

'This is the beginning of the hive mind, where everyone is interconnected to one another.' 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3550033/Biohackers-turning-black-market-BRAIN-implants-Risky-surgery-allow-humans-mind-readers.html