Here’s a tech that aims to read your mind and examine your memories.
In recent years, we’ve seen neurotechnologies move from the research lab to real-world use. Schools use some tools to monitor children’s mental activity to determine when they are paying attention. Police forces are using others to determine whether a person is guilty of a crime. And employers use them to keep their employees motivated and productive.
These technologies hold the amazing promise of giving us an entirely new understanding of our own minds. But our brain’s information is precious, and letting it fall into the wrong hands can be dangerous. Our biotech reporter Jessica Hamzelu had an interesting interview with futurist and legal ethicist Nita Farani, who wrote a book arguing for new laws to protect our intellectual freedom. Read the full story.
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1 Baidu’s Ernie Chabot isn’t very impressive.
China’s heavy internet censorship may be part of the reason. (NYT$)
+ The company’s shares fell sharply. (the guard)
+ Why large language models begin to show strange and unknown ways. (quanta)
+ The search war fueled by ChatGPT is bigger than Microsoft or Google. (MIT Technology Review)
