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Tech that goals to learn your thoughts and probe your reminiscences is already right here
In latest years, we’ve seen neurotechnologies transfer from analysis labs to real-world use. Schools have used some units to watch the mind exercise of youngsters to inform when they’re paying consideration. Police forces are utilizing others to work out whether or not somebody is responsible of against the law. And employers use them to maintain employees awake and productive.
These applied sciences maintain the exceptional promise of giving us all-new perception into our personal minds. But our mind information is treasured, and letting it fall into the flawed palms might be harmful. Jessica Hamzelou, our senior biotech reporter, had an interesting name with Nita Farahany, a futurist and authorized ethicist at Duke University, who’s written a e book arguing for brand new guidelines to guard our cognitive liberty. Read the full story.
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The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to seek out you immediately’s most enjoyable/essential/scary/fascinating tales about know-how.
1 Baidu’s Ernie chatbot isn’t very spectacular
China’s heavy web censorship might be a part of the explanation why. (NYT $)
+ The firm’s shares plummeted after its lackluster unveiling. (The Guardian)
+ Why massive language fashions are beginning to behave in bizarre, unpredictable methods. (Quanta)
+ The ChatGPT-fueled battle for search is greater than Microsoft or Google. (MIT Technology Review)
