Would you let a computer hijack your muscle movements if it increased your performance 35%?



I totally would.



Came across a really interesting ACM paper today (SplitBody), where subjects were given difficult multitasking challenges.

April 11, 2026 - 17:17 UTC

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How will you feel if employers require it?
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Slippery slope.. what would you do if a computer let you offload your cognitive tasks to an Ai but offered no assurance of privacy.
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With my smooth moves people already think I'm physically schizophrenic. And what if I get hacked? Or half of me starts working for Amazon?
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I’ve got a pacemaker / ICD - that won’t let me die - so I’m already a cyborg.

Would absolutely upgrade other body parts given the opportunity.
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No chance. Who knows what sort of other impact it has on the nervous system. Also, imagine the "enshittified" version of this product.
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Using electrode pads for muscle twitch stimulus to help reduce swelling of sports (Judo) injury (back in the day) and I passed out. The problem with letting a computer hijack your actions, unless its a closed system, the computer could be hacked itself or "corrupted".
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Arthur Elsenaar and Remko Scha (2005)

youtu.be/PctrRsPb5A4?si=LYJo_0mDZDrAW-Ma
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I wonder what applications this could have for paralysed individuals, because it could grant a lot of missing freedom in certain cases
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Yes with qualifications. Now nanobots that make you grow bat wings, lets see what that magic can do.
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would absolutely let my computer control my muscles at random times during the day as a bit
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I would let MY computer hijack my muscles.
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Their mental load was “reduced” by having a computer electrically stimulate their arm instead.

Bodily autonomy wise, it might feel a bit freaky, because you have the proprioception of your arm moving, but without the mental load of you moving it.

I wish more research was poured in this area.
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Let me give an example.

As a dancer myself, early on, aerials have a difficult initial mental barrier.

The common way to learn is to essentially let your teacher control your muscle movements, repeating the overall motions, over and over again.
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reminds me of this. the bot has faster reaction times than a 30yo, even when it has to pass through your muscles first. not sure it's a good idea to do this kind of thing "for real" though
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9alJwQG-Wbk
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Those TENS pads are closer to his muscles than his brain is.
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Incredible innovations in non autonomous human control
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this is so cool. thank you for sharing
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Depends if the control software run locally and is open sourced, in that case I'll try it, otherwise I prefer less performance but total autonomy
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