It may sound like a QAnon conspiracy theory, but the World Economic Forum (WEF) released a paper advocating the widespread use of chip implants in plain sight. .The WEF said chip implants should be used to solve health problems that people experience. .“As scary as chip implants may sound, they form part of a natural evolution that wearables once underwent,” said WEF in a blog post. .“Hearing aids or glasses no longer carry a stigma.”.WEF said implants will evolve into a commodity. If this scenario sounds unlikely, the organization said people should consider alternatives the world uses. .WEF said drugs have side effects because they affect multiple biological processes at the same time. People who take prescription drugs for long-term health problems might want to try implants shooting out electrical or optical pulses. .Receiving an implant would be more invasive than picking up a pair of glasses, so the WEF proposes linking them to medical conditions. It said the extent to which a device becomes common will “depend on the technology’s functionality and how far it’s integrated into your body and daily life.”.The blog post went on to say one other idea to be considered would be to have a detector in a phone or a wearable to identify COVID-19 or food allergens. It added it would be enough for devices to ping for whatever people are concerned about. .The WEF said implants might be useful if people are in noisy settings and struggling to hear those who they are speaking with. The organization said it would be great for people to “put on glasses or earbuds that offer the same sound directionality as a hearing aid.”.Another scenario would be addressing attention problems in children. Extra visual and audio guidance could block excess stimuli and help children focus. .The WEF said the future of augmented reality is limitless. .“Technology will become more intertwined with the body in the form of implants, but it will also seamlessly integrate with the environment,” it said. .Walletmor became the first company to offer implantable payment chips in 2021..READ MORE: Microchip implants closer to norm than ever.The device, which weighs less than one gram and is larger than a grain of rice, includes a tiny microchip and antenna encased in biopolymer. This device sells for $229 USD..While the Walletmor chip uses the same communication systems found in smartphones, other payment implants use radio-frequency identification technology similar to what is found in contactless debit and credit cards.
