The world's first legally recognised cyborg gave a presentation at the Sandton Convention Centre as part of the IDC CIO Summit. Neil Harbisson, the world's first legally recognised cyborg, made an appearance at the Sandton Convention Centre on Thursday, 18 May. He said he realised that the light frequencies of different colours could be transformed into sound which he could use to distinguish between the colours. A wearable device was developed to allowed him to distinguish between colours by hearing them, but it has had its drawbacks. People can now send colours to his head by buying an NFT that has an unlockable feature, allowing them to send colours to his head.

Source: News 24 May 19, 2023 12:50 UTC