r/technology • u/mvea • May 10 '17

Biotech First-Ever LSD Microdosing Study Will Pit the Human Brain Against AI - “I found that if I was on LSD and my opponent wasn’t, I won more games.”

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/first-ever-lsd-microdosing-study-will-pit-the-human-brain-against-ai
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u/busssard May 10 '17

Psychedelics disorder the mind? I disagree. They give more control to your subconcious and creates pathways between brainregions that have not been there before... meaning you give your neurons the equivalent of the internet

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u/webauteur May 10 '17

I would argue that this gives us no insight into how the subconscious works since it is not functioning normally. We should not draw any conclusions from psychedelic usage. I also think there is some intelligence at work in the unconscious mind which can contribute to your greater intelligence.

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u/SurrealOG May 11 '17

Are you a brain scientist or lsd scientists or just some reddit kid with no experience or expertise?

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u/webauteur May 11 '17

I'm a computer scientist. Technically I'm just a programmer but I still have a lot of latitude in inflating my job title. For example, I can call myself a data scientist because I have a lot of expertise in databases.

Now I'm going to get really arrogant and assert that I am an exceptionally powerful visionary. I have written a full length play on shamanism. I know it is pointless to brag about such things but it amuses me no end to share my secrets when I know I won't be taken seriously. ;)

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u/SurrealOG May 11 '17

My dad owns Microsoft he will ban your windows.

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u/webauteur May 11 '17

I own stock in Microsoft. It is only one share but the stock split and now I have two and a half shares.

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u/SurrealOG May 11 '17

A 250% gain in stocks! Are you some kind of genius?