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Several companies are testing brain implants – why is there so much attention swirling around Neuralink? Two professors unpack the ethical issues

  • Written by Nancy S. Jecker, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageBrain-computer interfaces have the potential to transform some people's lives, but they raise a host of ethical issues, too.Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images

Putting a computer inside someone’s brain used to feel like the edge of science fiction. Today, it’s a reality. Academic and commercial groups are testing...

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