Cognitive Interfacing
A cognitive interface translates signals between a mind and a machine. Before Elysium, operators used these interfaces with vehicles and industrial frames. Through training, an operator could come to feel the machine as an extension of their own body—their internal sense of where their body was and how it moved expanded to include it.
Post-Elysium interfaces may also turn a limited range of aetheric conditions into sensations or commands. How well an interface works depends on the operator’s embodiment and training, as well as local conditions. When signals conflict, the operator can become disoriented or lose some control of the machine.
The interface carries information. It does not provide the agency needed to act, give its user authority to command, or allow unrestricted access to another mind.