Prospects, Promises and Perils of Human Mind-Reading

From Sean Valles November 29th, 2017

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Mark Reimers, PhD
Associate Professor
Neuroscience Program
College of Natural Science
Michigan State University
Recorded November 29, 2017

In recent years, several research groups have been able to infer the contents of subjects' thoughts from fMRI scans. E-commerce sites are tracking customers' purchases and making ever better predictions about what people will buy. What are the prospects for such technology to be widely used? Are there fundamental technical limitations?
We may readily imagine dystopian scenarios for such technology, where privacy as we have known it is no longer meaningful, and the powerful monitor the thoughts of everyone else. We may also imagine that therapists could better communicate with autistic or troubled people, or to detect incipient mental illness.

This lecture was part of the 2017-2018 Bioethics Brownbag & Webinar Series, presented by the Center for Ethics.

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