Publication/Creation Date

March 4 2023

Creators/Contributors

Zoë Corbyn (creator)
Nita Farahany (contributor)
Duke University (contributor)

Description

In this interview with The Guardian, Nita Farahany, professor of law and philosophy at Duke University and author of Battle For Your Brain, discusses various ethical implications of neurotechnologies in areas such as employment, the criminal justice system, and the military. She is most concerned about the ways that this technology could be used as " involuntary neural surveillance" in workplaces or by authoritarian governments.

A potential application that she finds most compelling though is the idea of brain-to-brain communication: "If I could transfer you a full resolution thought or share with you a memory in my brain – the sight, the smell, my feelings – it would be transformational for how we communicate and empathetically relate to one another."

Related Body Part

Brain, Ear

Augments

Thinking, Feeling, Communicating, Controlling, Protecting, Harming, Watching, Monitoring, Working

Technology Keywords

Neurotechnologies, Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), Electroencephalography (EEG), Brain Implants, Electrodes, Brain Fingerprinting, Microwave Weapons, Digital Telepathy, Brain-to-brain Interfaces (BBI), Brainjacking, Headphones

Keywords

Futurism, Ethics, Law, Privacy, Surveillance, Mind Control, Cognitive Enhancement, Cognitive Liberty, Work, Government, Miliary, Weapons, Crime, Communication, Empathy

Marketing Keywords

Meta, Neuralink Corp., Brainwave Science, Google, Google Glass, Battle For Your Brain

Source

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/mar/04/prof-nita-farahany-we-need-a-new-human-right-to-cognitive-liberty