Neurotechnology and TIPSS

Neurotechnology is a broad category encompassing technologies that interface with the brain and nervous system, including non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), neuroimaging tools (e.g., EEG, fMRI), neurostimulation techniques (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation), and invasive methods such as neural implants. While initially developed for medical applications such as treating neurological disorders, assisting mobility, or restoring sensory function, these technologies are increasingly deployed in consumer, educational, military, and workplace contexts (Ienca & Andorno, 2017; Yuste et al., 2017).

Over the next decade, we expect neurotechnology to evolve in tandem with other emerging technologies and socio-technical changes. Some trends are already emerging. For example, the integration of AI and neurodata may produce hyper-personalised recommendation systems that exploit subconscious neural responses to stimuli, with major implications for autonomy and manipulative influence (Stieglitz et al., 2023). Combined BCI and AR systems may enable seamless human-computer interaction through thought alone, radically transforming work and leisure environments (Nita et al., 2022). But many second- and third-order effects remain difficult to foresee and demand proactive attention from researchers and policymakers.

This Community of Interest will explore how the convergence of neurotechnology with other emerging technologies may transform or disrupt TIPSS (trust, identity, privacy security and safety) and how we might ameliorate those effects.

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