Born colour-blind, Neil Harbisson, referred to as the world’s
first “officially” recognized Cyborg visited Africa for the first time and was
received with curious and rapt attention. With a fully-functioning antenna
installed in his skull to help him “hear” colour and paint sounds, Neil
"decided to merge with technology in order to sense more realities with
the natural world. Neil can only see in the grayscale with no ability to
perceive colour.
SAS, a leading global analytics firm and a technological
partner across various industry verticals and public sector that has always
played a proactive role in fostering innovation and transformation has brought
a cyborg to Nigeria as part of its Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence,
AI Showcase in Lagos.
“Humans have limited
number of sensors, but if we merge with technology, we could have more sensors
that will enable us understand and unfold the real beauty of nature. We can add
new senses and additional organs to extend our bodies’ capacity to experience
the world.
"We can, in effect, redesign ourselves. Our current evolutionary step
is to merge with technology and take an active part in the birth of our future
selves. I work with artificial senses, which I call AS,” Neil said. “My antenna allows me to detect not only
colour visible to the human eye, but also beyond,” he adds. “I can sense
infrared and ultraviolet light from my camera, but also from cameras owned by
friends across the world who send information to it.
Uj. N. Dominic/ED, Ops
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