The Broken Canvas: Theorized Implications of the Neuralink Invasive Brain-Machine Interface Technology on Artists and Art Production Methods

Abstract

This article describes several scenarios involving professional artists and how they would respond to the mass adoption of Neuralink's novel invasive brain-machine interface application. However, before discussing these scenarios about artists, the author introduces the topic by discussing the general phenomena of the novel Neuralink technology and its recent implantation into the first human subject. Then, the author refocuses the article to discuss how this technology could affect artists, particularly their production methods and the creative mindset used to approach artwork development. In the paper's conclusion, the author switches between artists and general humanity to suggest that the quest for deeper sources of knowledge is not new but has been an ongoing pursuit since the dawn of time. The author suggests we use caution and discretion when approaching brain-machine interface technology based on history.

Keywords: artists, neuralink, invasive brain-computer interface applications, neurological technology