Andrea

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last week in SF i went to a robotics for healthcare event.

stuff that is being worked on is pure sci fi:

head surgeon at Neuralink gave a talk around controlling the brain.. tldr, pretty much everything that happens in our body is controlled by the brain (either consciously or unconsciously), especially the deeper we go into the brain.

so if you can control your brain via an implant, imagine a future where you can decide your fertility, turn off your depression, increase your concentration, all via an app?

The talk was a theoretical thought exercise, but even so, some massive philosophical and ethical dilemmas are about to be uncovered soon.

another pretty cool thing was seeing some robots that are being worked on that are essentially microscopic screws that inch their way into your brain via external magnets. a researcher showed me this box containing a microrobot...can you find the robot in this photo?

one big takeaway for me was how it seemed everyone there was complaining about training data; how little of it there is, and how bad most of it is today.

every single company there is looking for data that is:
- higher resolution (e.g. EEGs are very low res)
- higher in quantity (i.e. never enough data!)
- and more longitudinal (i.e. spanning more time).

if you're in the data business, my advice is look into healthcare robotics because they are absolutely starved for data. Ideally multi modal to increase signal (e.g. EEG + tactile + vision, etc), over longer periods of time.

very fascinating industry, likely one of the most impactful for our future. Will be keeping a close eye on it.

If I were Reddit I would laser focus on being a safe haven for *human* discussion, in an increasingly bot/slop infested world.

Focusing on things like human verification, ai detection, etc.

Otherwise it will inevitably die in a sea of KPI-friendly bots it’s already getting engulfed in.

This is a MASSIVE problem in the data industry rn.

now that everyone is selling data, having receipts to PROVE the data you source is exclusive will set you apart in an sea of snake oil salesmen.

If you are a data company, be like kled.

use trace.datafdn.org

Enjoyed speaking with @HeleneBraunn about the thinking behind our recent decisions, what we've learned along the way, and where we're headed next with @SuiFoundation.

Thoughtful piece that captures the bigger picture.

coindesk.com/business/2026/…