TY - JOUR
T1 - Brain Recording, Mind-Reading, and Neurotechnology
T2 - Ethical Issues from Consumer Devices to Brain-Based Speech Decoding
AU - Rainey, Stephen
AU - Martin, Stéphanie
AU - Christen, Andy
AU - Mégevand, Pierre
AU - Fourneret, Eric
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2020/8/1
Y1 - 2020/8/1
N2 - Brain reading technologies are rapidly being developed in a number of neuroscience fields. These technologies can record, process, and decode neural signals. This has been described as ‘mind reading technology’ in some instances, especially in popular media. Should the public at large, be concerned about this kind of technology? Can it really read minds? Concerns about mind-reading might include the thought that, in having one’s mind open to view, the possibility for free deliberation, and for self-conception, are eroded where one isn’t at liberty to privately mull things over. Themes including privacy, cognitive liberty, and self-conception and expression appear to be areas of vital ethical concern. Overall, this article explores whether brain reading technologies are really mind reading technologies. If they are, ethical ways to deal with them must be developed. If they are not, researchers and technology developers need to find ways to describe them more accurately, in order to dispel unwarranted concerns and address appropriately those that are warranted.
AB - Brain reading technologies are rapidly being developed in a number of neuroscience fields. These technologies can record, process, and decode neural signals. This has been described as ‘mind reading technology’ in some instances, especially in popular media. Should the public at large, be concerned about this kind of technology? Can it really read minds? Concerns about mind-reading might include the thought that, in having one’s mind open to view, the possibility for free deliberation, and for self-conception, are eroded where one isn’t at liberty to privately mull things over. Themes including privacy, cognitive liberty, and self-conception and expression appear to be areas of vital ethical concern. Overall, this article explores whether brain reading technologies are really mind reading technologies. If they are, ethical ways to deal with them must be developed. If they are not, researchers and technology developers need to find ways to describe them more accurately, in order to dispel unwarranted concerns and address appropriately those that are warranted.
KW - Language
KW - Mind reading
KW - Neuroethics
KW - Neuroprosthetics
KW - Neuroscience
KW - Neurotechnology
KW - Philosophy
KW - Speech
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85085097062&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11948-020-00218-0
DO - 10.1007/s11948-020-00218-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 32356091
AN - SCOPUS:85085097062
SN - 1353-3452
VL - 26
SP - 2295
EP - 2311
JO - Science and Engineering Ethics
JF - Science and Engineering Ethics
IS - 4
ER -