Racine Eric, Affleck William
Full research professor and the director of the Neuroethics Research Unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal with cross-appointments at the Université de Montréal and McGill University, and author of Pragmatic Neuroethics: Improving Treatment and Understanding of the Mind-Brain.
Postdoctoral researcher at the Neuroethics Research Unit of the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal.
AMA J Ethics. 2016 Dec 1;18(12):1241-1248. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.sect1-1612.
Over the past decade, a debate has emerged between those who believe that memory-modulating technologies are inherently dangerous and need to be regulated and those who believe these technologies present minimal risk and thus view concerns about their use as far-fetched and alarmist. This article tackles three questions central to this debate: (1) Do these technologies jeopardize personhood? (2) Are the risks of these technologies acceptable? (3) Do these technologies require special regulation or oversight? Although concerns about the unethical use of memory-modulating technologies are legitimate, these concerns should not override the responsible use of memory-modulating technologies in clinical contexts. Accordingly, we call for careful comparative analysis of their use on a case-by-case basis.
在过去十年里，在两类人之间出现了一场争论：一类人认为记忆调节技术本质上是危险的，需要加以监管；另一类人则认为这些技术带来的风险极小，因此将对其使用的担忧视为牵强附会和危言耸听。本文探讨了这场争论的三个核心问题：（1）这些技术是否会危及人格？（2）这些技术的风险是否可以接受？（3）这些技术是否需要特殊监管？尽管对记忆调节技术的不道德使用的担忧是合理的，但这些担忧不应凌驾于在临床环境中对记忆调节技术的合理使用之上。因此，我们呼吁对其逐案使用情况进行仔细的比较分析。
