Nita Farahany
Duke Law Professor | AI Ethics, Neurotechnology & Bioethics
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Nita Farahany is a pioneering legal scholar and ethicist at the forefront of emerging technologies. As Founding Director of Duke's Initiative for Science & Society, she explores the implications of neurotechnology, AI, and bioethics.
Farahany served seven years on President Obama's Bioethics Commission and is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council. Her book 'The Battle for Your Brain' has sparked global discussions on the right to cognitive liberty.
Farahany's insightful keynotes empower audiences to navigate the ethical challenges posed by rapid technological change.
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When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy?
Tech that can decode your brain activity and reveal what you're thinking and feeling is on the horizon, says legal scholar and ethicist Nita Farahany. What will it mean for our already violated sense of privacy? In a cautionary talk, Farahany warns of a society where people are arrested for merely thinking about committing a crime (like in "Minority Report") and private interests sell our brain data -- and makes the case for a right to cognitive liberty that protects our freedom of thought and self-determination.
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Nita Farahany at Aspen Ideas Festival 2023
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