Brain-Computer Interfaces and Action: Who is to Blame?

Author(s)
Rohan Meda
Joseph Vukov
Parent Collection
APPE 2021 Annual Meeting Flash Talks
Publisher
Online Ethics Center
Year
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18130/j8jr-t276
Rights
Use of Materials on the OEC
Discipline(s)
Engineering
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Topics
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Human Enhancement
Multimedia
Image
A ball of energy with electricity beaming all over the place
Description

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) allow direct neurological control of assistive technologies such as prosthetics, wheelchairs, and other devices. Because there are no complete, biological remedies for full neural-regeneration, there is a rising prevalence of such technologies in the world of rehabilitation. These devices also raise questions about how BCI-mediated actions may intersect with our current ways of understanding moral responsibility. How should we think about concepts such as blame when applied to BCI-mediated actions?

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Citation
Rohan Meda, Joseph Vukov. . Brain-Computer Interfaces and Action: Who is to Blame?. Online Ethics Center. DOI:https://doi.org/10.18130/j8jr-t276. https://onlineethics.org/cases/appe-2021-annual-meeting-flash-talks/brain-computer-interfaces-and-action-who-blame.