Neurological enhancement can “read” a person’s brain (to measure state) and “write” to it (to modify state). In this episode of Gartner Futures Lab, we discuss how neurological enhancements are leading to a new dawn of brain tracking, hacking and a battle for your brain.
According to author Nita Farahany, “Neuroscience has already made all of this possible today, and neurotechnology will soon become the ‘universal controller’ for all of our interactions with technology. This can benefit humanity immensely, but without safeguards, it can seriously threaten our fundamental human rights to privacy, freedom of thought and self-determination.”
In this episode of the Gartner Futures Lab Podcast, host Marty Resnick sits down with the author of “The Battle for Your Brain,” Nita Farahany, and Gartner Senior Director Analyst Sylvain Fabre. They discuss how neurotechnology will soon become the “universal controller” for all of our interactions with technology and what new risks and opportunities the world of neurological enhancements may offer.
Nita A. Farahany, a futurist and legal ethicist, is the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy and founding director of the Initiative for Science & Society at Duke University.
Senior Director, Analyst Sylvain Fabre provides management advisory and research on Telecom Cloud Architectures and Business Strategy for the Telecommunications Industry. This includes 5G Ecosystem Platforms, Telco Edge, 5G Private Mobile Networks for Industry End-user Clients, Cloud Native Architectures, Telco Network platforms and 5G Network Security. Research positions are anchored by a wide factual base including business and technology insights from about 500 client inquiries/year, primary and secondary surveys, and over 29 years of telecom sector experience, spanning Strategy Advisory; Release and Product Management, with Vendors, operator and analyst experience.