Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Department of Basic Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2020 Aug;26(4):2295-2311. doi: 10.1007/s11948-020-00218-0. Epub 2020 Apr 30.
Brain reading technologies are rapidly being developed in a number of neuroscience fields. These technologies can record, process, and decode neural signals. This has been described as 'mind reading technology' in some instances, especially in popular media. Should the public at large, be concerned about this kind of technology? Can it really read minds? Concerns about mind-reading might include the thought that, in having one's mind open to view, the possibility for free deliberation, and for self-conception, are eroded where one isn't at liberty to privately mull things over. Themes including privacy, cognitive liberty, and self-conception and expression appear to be areas of vital ethical concern. Overall, this article explores whether brain reading technologies are really mind reading technologies. If they are, ethical ways to deal with them must be developed. If they are not, researchers and technology developers need to find ways to describe them more accurately, in order to dispel unwarranted concerns and address appropriately those that are warranted.
脑阅读技术正在多个神经科学领域迅速发展。这些技术可以记录、处理和解码神经信号。在某些情况下，特别是在大众媒体中，这种技术被描述为“读心术技术”。公众是否应该对此类技术感到担忧？它真的能读懂思想吗？对于读心术的担忧可能包括这样一种想法，即一个人的思想被公开观察，那么自由思考和自我概念的可能性就会被削弱，因为人们无法自由地思考事情。包括隐私、认知自由、自我概念和表达在内的主题似乎是至关重要的伦理关注领域。总的来说，本文探讨了脑阅读技术是否真的是读心术技术。如果是这样，就必须制定出处理这些技术的道德方法。如果不是，研究人员和技术开发者需要找到更准确地描述它们的方法，以消除不必要的担忧，并适当地处理那些有根据的担忧。
