Reilly Christopher M
Independent author, Fredericksburg, VA, USA.
Linacre Q. 2020 Nov;87(4):387-398. doi: 10.1177/0024363920930882. Epub 2020 Aug 4.
Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs), which enable a two-way flow of signals, information, and directions between human neurons and computerized machines, offer spectacular opportunities for therapeutic and consumer applications, but they also present unique dangers to the safety, privacy, psychological health, and spiritual well-being of their users. The sale of these devices as commodities for profit exacerbates such issues and may subject the user to an unequal exchange with corporations. Catholic healthcare professionals and bioethicists should be especially concerned about the implications for the essential dignity of the persons using the new BMIs.
The commercial sale of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) generates and exacerbates problems for end-users' safety, psychological health, and spiritual well-being.
脑机接口(BMI)能够在人类神经元与计算机化机器之间实现信号、信息和指令的双向流动,为治疗和消费应用提供了绝佳机遇,但也给用户的安全、隐私、心理健康和精神福祉带来了独特风险。将这些设备作为盈利商品出售会加剧此类问题,可能使用户与公司进行不平等交易。天主教医疗专业人员和生物伦理学家应特别关注使用新型脑机接口对使用者基本尊严的影响。
脑机接口(BMI)的商业销售给终端用户的安全、心理健康和精神福祉带来并加剧了问题。