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layer8 | on: Neural chip decodes interactions between brain regions
The end game is described in this short story: https://gwern.net/doc/fiction/science-fiction/1995-egan.pdf
tigerlily | parent | next
Either that, or something nasty like the Gonchong from the Fighting Fantasy book series Island of the Lizard King.

I would post a link, but the only standalone topic page is on a Fandom site, which counts as doubly morbid.

tiborsaas | parent | next
Who is the author?
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layer8 | root | parent | next
Greg Egan. It’s in his excellent short story collection “Axiomatic”.
lifeisloving | parent
Why do people think we're going to live forever. We hardly understand anything about the body.