Can We Put the Genie Back in the Bottle Right?

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I worry that the technology moves faster than the law right so it is going to be already identified this I'm not saying it like look like like could we put the genie back in the bottle right. There are real benefits that people will enjoy from it which will lead them to demand the technology and continue to push development forward what's the next best thing? You know as an Iranian American would not want to be in Iran with a headset on which the government had access to for the data. But clearly they are doing more than we are or do we just not know it's hard to get accurate and fair information about exactly what's happening across China.

Every time our brain does some thinking, there are associated physical processes. In particular, electric currents and charged particles jump between neurons, creating associated electromagnetic fields. These fields can in principle be detected with proper technology, opening the possibility for reading your mind. That technology is currently primitive, but rapidly advancing, and it's not too early to start thinking about legal and ethical consequences when governments and corporations have access to your thoughts. Nita Farahany is a law professor and bioethicist who discusses these issues in her new book, The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology.

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Nita Farahany received a J.D. and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Duke University. She is currently the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke, as well as Founding Director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society. She has served on a number of government commissions, including the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. She is a Fellow of the American Law Institute and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was awarded the Duke Law School Distinguished Teaching Award.

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