{"id":209052,"date":"2025-03-18T13:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/the-future-of-mental-privacy-in-the-neurotechnology-age-nita-farahany"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T18:37:09","slug":"the-future-of-mental-privacy-in-the-neurotechnology-age-nita-farahany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/the-future-of-mental-privacy-in-the-neurotechnology-age-nita-farahany","title":{"rendered":"The future of mental privacy in the neurotechnology age | Nita Farahany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a4FnAJlKwy4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Originally released December 2023._ In today\u2019s episode, host Luisa Rodriguez speaks to Nita Farahany \u2014 professor of law and philosophy at Duke Law School \u2014 about applications of cutting-edge neurotechnology.<\/p>\n<p>They cover:<br \/> \u2022 How close we are to actual mind reading.<br \/> \u2022 How hacking neural interfaces could cure depression.<br \/> \u2022 How companies might use neural data in the workplace \u2014 like tracking how productive you are, or using your emotional states against you in negotiations.<br \/> \u2022 How close we are to being able to unlock our phones by singing a song in our heads.<br \/> \u2022 How neurodata has been used for interrogations, and even criminal prosecutions.<br \/> \u2022 The possibility of linking brains to the point where you could experience exactly the same thing as another person.<br \/> \u2022 Military applications of this tech, including the possibility of one soldier controlling swarms of drones with their mind.<br \/> \u2022 And plenty more.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode:<br \/> \u2022 Luisa\u2019s intro [00:00:00]<br \/> \u2022 Applications of new neurotechnology and security and surveillance [00:04:25]<br \/> \u2022 Controlling swarms of drones [00:12:34]<br \/> \u2022 Brain-to-brain communication [00:20:18]<br \/> \u2022 Identifying targets subconsciously [00:33:08]<br \/> \u2022 Neuroweapons [00:37:11]<br \/> \u2022 Neurodata and mental privacy [00:44:53]<br \/> \u2022 Neurodata in criminal cases [00:58:30]<br \/> \u2022 Effects in the workplace [01:05:45]<br \/> \u2022 Rapid advances [01:18:03]<br \/> \u2022 Regulation and cognitive rights [01:24:04]<br \/> \u2022 Brain-computer interfaces and cognitive enhancement [01:26:24]<br \/> \u2022 The risks of getting really deep into someone\u2019s brain [01:41:52]<br \/> \u2022 Best-case and worst-case scenarios [01:49:00]<br \/> \u2022 Current work in this space [01:51:03]<br \/> \u2022 Watching kids grow up [01:57:03]<\/p>\n<p>The 80,000 Hours Podcast features unusually in-depth conversations about the world\u2019s most pressing problems and what you can do to solve them.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more, read the summary and find the full transcript on the 80,000 Hours website:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"x6rmhHnYjS\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/podcast\/episodes\/nita-farahany-neurotechnology\/\">Nita Farahany on the neurotechnology already being used to convict criminals and manipulate workers<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Nita Farahany on the neurotechnology already being used to convict criminals and manipulate workers&#8221; &#8212; 80,000 Hours\" src=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/podcast\/episodes\/nita-farahany-neurotechnology\/embed\/#?secret=OzJOqE5Smt#?secret=x6rmhHnYjS\" data-secret=\"x6rmhHnYjS\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally released December 2023._ In today\u2019s episode, host Luisa Rodriguez speaks to Nita Farahany \u2014 professor of law and philosophy at Duke Law School \u2014 about applications of cutting-edge neurotechnology. 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