TY - JOUR
T1 - HYBRIDMINDS—summary and outlook of the 2023 international conference on the ethics and regulation of intelligent neuroprostheses
AU - Buthut, Maria
AU - Starke, Georg
AU - Akmazoglu, Tugba Basaran
AU - Colucci, Annalisa
AU - Vermehren, Mareike
AU - van Beinum, Amanda
AU - Bublitz, Christoph
AU - Chandler, Jennifer
AU - Ienca, Marcello
AU - Soekadar, Surjo R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2024 Buthut, Starke, Akmazoglu, Colucci, Vermehren, van Beinum, Bublitz, Chandler, Ienca and Soekadar.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have developed rapidly in recent years with an increasing number of applications and AI-enabled devices that are about to enter the market. While promising to substantially improve quality of life across various severe medical conditions, there are also concerns that the convergence of these technologies, e.g., in the form of intelligent neuroprostheses, may have undesirable consequences and compromise cognitive liberty, mental integrity, or mental privacy. Therefore, various international organizations, such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) or United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), have formed initiatives to tackle such questions and develop recommendations that mitigate risks while fostering innovation. In this context, a first international conference on the ethics and regulation of intelligent neuroprostheses was held in Berlin, Germany, in autumn 2023. The conference gathered leading experts in neuroscience, engineering, ethics, law, philosophy as well as representatives of industry, policy making and the media. Here, we summarize the highlights of the conference, underline the areas in which a broad consensus was found among participants, and provide an outlook on future challenges in development, deployment, and regulation of intelligent neuroprostheses.
AB - Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have developed rapidly in recent years with an increasing number of applications and AI-enabled devices that are about to enter the market. While promising to substantially improve quality of life across various severe medical conditions, there are also concerns that the convergence of these technologies, e.g., in the form of intelligent neuroprostheses, may have undesirable consequences and compromise cognitive liberty, mental integrity, or mental privacy. Therefore, various international organizations, such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) or United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), have formed initiatives to tackle such questions and develop recommendations that mitigate risks while fostering innovation. In this context, a first international conference on the ethics and regulation of intelligent neuroprostheses was held in Berlin, Germany, in autumn 2023. The conference gathered leading experts in neuroscience, engineering, ethics, law, philosophy as well as representatives of industry, policy making and the media. Here, we summarize the highlights of the conference, underline the areas in which a broad consensus was found among participants, and provide an outlook on future challenges in development, deployment, and regulation of intelligent neuroprostheses.
KW - brain-computer interface
KW - human-computer interaction
KW - neuroethics
KW - neuroprosthetics
KW - neurorights
KW - neurotechnology
KW - regulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85208631378&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1489307
DO - 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1489307
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85208631378
SN - 1662-5161
VL - 18
JO - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
JF - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
M1 - 1489307
ER -