Train drivers on the Beijing – Shanghai high-speed rail are required to wear the technology, and, according to some reports, in government-run factories in China, the employees are required to wear EEG sensors to monitor their productivity too.
Workers are even sent home if their brains show less-than-stellar concentration on their jobs or emotional agitation.
Ms Farahany fears the increasing number of worldwide interest in the technology could lead to people being fired just for their thoughts.
She asked at a recent TedTalks event: “In a world of total brain transparency, who would dare have a political dissident or creative thought?
‘Brain TRANSPARENCY’ AI expert warns against LOSING JOBS over THOUGHTS
A LEADING expert on the ethical, legal and social implications of bioscience has revealed her concerns over handing over the control of our minds.
Workers are even sent home if their brains show less-than-stellar concentration on their jobs or emotional agitation.
Ms Farahany fears the increasing number of worldwide interest in the technology could lead to people being fired just for their thoughts.
She asked at a recent TedTalks event: “In a world of total brain transparency, who would dare have a political dissident or creative thought?
‘Brain TRANSPARENCY’ AI expert warns against LOSING JOBS over THOUGHTS
A LEADING expert on the ethical, legal and social implications of bioscience has revealed her concerns over handing over the control of our minds.