TED Radio Hour: Your brain is the next tech frontier

We're stepping into a new era of brain monitoring and enhancement, raising profound ethical questions about merging our minds with machines.

Overview

Authors: NPR

Publication Date: 26 January 2024

Link: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/1225172113/your-brain-is-the-next-tech-frontier

Keywords: Brain-computer interfaces (BCI), Neurotechnology, Cognitive enhancement, Neuroethics, Mind-machine integration, Mental privacy

Type: Audio/Podcast

Summary

We're stepping into a new era of brain monitoring and enhancement, raising profound ethical questions about merging our minds with machines. In this hour, TED speakers delve into the opportunities and challenges of this frontier. Joining the discussion are legal scholar and AI ethicist Nita Farahany, neurotechnologist and entrepreneur Conor Russomanno, neuroscientist and physician Sergiu Pașca, and sous chef Kate Faulkner.