There's been a lot of activity within the US government focused on what China is doing in this space. There was a big export controls conference held with all the BCI manufacturers in the US just a few weeks ago. I'd say, I don't know, truly the state of affairs of who's ahead, but I can tell you that there's a lot of anxiety about it.
Nita Farahany, a professor of law at Duke University and the author of “The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology,” joins Scott to discuss the threat to our privacy and freedom of thought, and the future of neurotechnology. Follow Nita on Twitter, @NitaFarahany.
Scott opens by discussing the Biden Administration’s announcement that chip manufacturers that access $150M+ funding from the CHIPS Act must provide childcare. He then shares his thoughts on the bipartisan effort to take action against TikTok.
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