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Humanity is sleepwalking into a neurotech disaster

3 points by mdp2021 4y ago

mdp2021 4y ago
Also after the new book from Nina Farahany (Law and Philosophy at Duke Uni), The Battle for Your Brain: defending the right to think freely in the age of neurotechnology > Last June, when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, women started deleting period-tracking apps from their phones[: ...] the realisation that we have entered the age of Orwellian electronics? > [Farahany: ]«Algorithms are getting better at translating brain activity into what we are feeling, seeing, imagining or thinking» > [Chatham House: ]risks include «the erosion of individual freedoms through ubiquitous surveillance; and the replacement of independent thought and judgement with automated control» Incredibile dictu: > Yet the right to freedom of thought includes the right to keep our thoughts private, and not be penalised for them ...incredible that we have to make basics of this level explicit. But I am afraid this is the sign of the times - and the past few years frankly highlighted basic faults in the common acquisition of foundational ideas. > A number of scientists are pushing for “neuro-rights”. The neurobiologist Rafael Yuste is arguing for a right to mental privacy, «so that the content of our mental activity is not decoded without our consent». Chile recently became the first country in the world to insert neuro-rights into its constitution, and will soon legislate to regulate technologies which record or alter brain activity. Given its recent memories of authoritarianism, Santiago may be more alive to the risks than Washington or London
- gsatic 4y ago
  The right to privacy is not possible as long as a right to broadcast exists. One effects individuals and the other effects groups. Social media and cheap phones have given individuals a whole lot of influence over groups (however unpredictable and uncontrollable it maybe). A natural counter reaction is unfolding.
13years 4y ago
Yes, extremely concerning. Recently new advancements in AI have shown it is possible to read your mind. Reconstruct images of your mind from what you have seen. We are headed into a deep tech dystopia. Even more disturbing are the number of people with eyes filled of Utopian dreams of what the AI future is going to bring. Some are eager to become the new Borg or Cybermen. Society is in a state of anxiety largely driven by technology's effect on socialization. The irony is that many will immerse themselves deeper into tech to try to escape the anxiety. A society death spiral. I've written a lot more on the topic as well - https://dakara.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-end-to-all-things https://dakara.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-end-to-all-things
- mdp2021 4y ago
  13years, your posted page seems to request Digital Rights Management plugins... Is the inclusion of that necessary? I am not sure of how much privacy and DRM can be consistent.
  - 13years 4y ago
    It is hosted on substack. I've never heard of it requesting any plugins. That is odd.
    - mdp2021 4y ago
      Other pages of Substack don't do that. Is it possible that it could be that «Music commentary» from Spotify?
      - 13years 4y ago
        Ahh yes, had not thought of that. So when I added the link, substack embedded the player. I think I can remove it and replace with a normal link.
      - 13years 4y ago
        I have now updated the article and removed the Spotify embed with a normal link. Thank you.
- version_five 4y ago
  Recently new advancements in AI have shown it is possible to read your mind. Reconstruct images of your mind from what you have seen. No, that's BS, but unfortunately now that somebody said it it's going to get casually thrown into conversations from now on
  - 13years 4y ago
    "Reconstructing visual experiences from human brain activity offers a unique way to understand how the brain represents the world, and to interpret the connection between computer vision models and our visual system. " https://sites.google.com/view/stablediffusion-with-brain/ https://sites.google.com/view/stablediffusion-with-brain/

3 points by mdp2021 4y ago

mdp2021 4y ago

Also after the new book from Nina Farahany (Law and Philosophy at Duke Uni), The Battle for Your Brain: defending the right to think freely in the age of neurotechnology > Last June, when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, women started deleting period-tracking apps from their phones[: ...] the realisation that we have entered the age of Orwellian electronics? > [Farahany: ]«Algorithms are getting better at translating brain activity into what we are feeling, seeing, imagining or thinking» > [Chatham House: ]risks include «the erosion of individual freedoms through ubiquitous surveillance; and the replacement of independent thought and judgement with automated control» Incredibile dictu: > Yet the right to freedom of thought includes the right to keep our thoughts private, and not be penalised for them ...incredible that we have to make basics of this level explicit. But I am afraid this is the sign of the times - and the past few years frankly highlighted basic faults in the common acquisition of foundational ideas. > A number of scientists are pushing for “neuro-rights”. The neurobiologist Rafael Yuste is arguing for a right to mental privacy, «so that the content of our mental activity is not decoded without our consent». Chile recently became the first country in the world to insert neuro-rights into its constitution, and will soon legislate to regulate technologies which record or alter brain activity. Given its recent memories of authoritarianism, Santiago may be more alive to the risks than Washington or London

gsatic 4y ago
The right to privacy is not possible as long as a right to broadcast exists. One effects individuals and the other effects groups. Social media and cheap phones have given individuals a whole lot of influence over groups (however unpredictable and uncontrollable it maybe). A natural counter reaction is unfolding.

13years 4y ago

Yes, extremely concerning. Recently new advancements in AI have shown it is possible to read your mind. Reconstruct images of your mind from what you have seen. We are headed into a deep tech dystopia. Even more disturbing are the number of people with eyes filled of Utopian dreams of what the AI future is going to bring. Some are eager to become the new Borg or Cybermen. Society is in a state of anxiety largely driven by technology's effect on socialization. The irony is that many will immerse themselves deeper into tech to try to escape the anxiety. A society death spiral. I've written a lot more on the topic as well - https://dakara.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-end-to-all-things https://dakara.substack.com/p/ai-and-the-end-to-all-things

mdp2021 4y ago
13years, your posted page seems to request Digital Rights Management plugins... Is the inclusion of that necessary? I am not sure of how much privacy and DRM can be consistent.
- 13years 4y ago
  It is hosted on substack. I've never heard of it requesting any plugins. That is odd.
  - mdp2021 4y ago
    Other pages of Substack don't do that. Is it possible that it could be that «Music commentary» from Spotify?
    - 13years 4y ago
      Ahh yes, had not thought of that. So when I added the link, substack embedded the player. I think I can remove it and replace with a normal link.
    - 13years 4y ago
      I have now updated the article and removed the Spotify embed with a normal link. Thank you.
version_five 4y ago
Recently new advancements in AI have shown it is possible to read your mind. Reconstruct images of your mind from what you have seen. No, that's BS, but unfortunately now that somebody said it it's going to get casually thrown into conversations from now on
- 13years 4y ago
  "Reconstructing visual experiences from human brain activity offers a unique way to understand how the brain represents the world, and to interpret the connection between computer vision models and our visual system. " https://sites.google.com/view/stablediffusion-with-brain/ https://sites.google.com/view/stablediffusion-with-brain/