The Promise and Peril of Mind-Reading Technology
On this episode of Exponentially With Azeem Azhar, Professor Nita Farahany says the time has come to legally protect our thoughts.
Azeem Azhar speaks with Professor Nita Farahany, a renowned bioethicist and neurotechnology specialist who reveals the latest developments and risks of technologies that can increasingly “read” the human mind.
Has the time come to protect ourselves from mind-reading technology? Professor Nita Farahany says yes. On this episode of the Bloomberg Originals series Exponentially With Azeem Azhar, the renowned bioethicist and neurotechnology specialist reveals the latest developments in the field and explains why we need a regulatory framework around what’s on our minds.
From the world of mindfulness apps and smart watches to the darker reality of headbands used in police interrogations, these technologies are being deployed at an increasingly fast clip, both by corporations and government. The need for established, cognitive rights and protections has never been more urgent, Farahany says.