Mind-reading technology poses a real risk of discrimination and bias, according to the UK Office of the Information Commissioner (ICO), which develops specific guidelines for companies in the neurodata sciences field, reports GuardICO remains claiming that the use of technology to monitor live information from the brain and nervous system will become widespread over the next decade, moving from a strictly regulated medical breakthrough to a general-purpose technology. Its application is being investigated in areas such as personal well-being, sports, marketing and job monitoring.

As this technology becomes more common, ICOs warn of potential discrimination and bias. Inaccurate assumptions and discrimination based on erroneous conclusions can arise if the involvement of neurodivergent individuals is not included in their development. In addition, there is a risk of bias towards those with typical neurological readings, which are considered undesirable in the workplace. The ICO emphasizes the importance of acting now to avoid these dangers and ensure that everyone benefits from this technology.

In the future, further integration of neuroscience into our everyday lives is expected, with the potential for children to use wearable brain monitors to personalize their education and marketers to use brain scans to analyze emotional responses to advertising and marketing. different product. This practice will be covered by current data protection regulations, but also introduces new risks, such as neurodiscrimination.

To this end, initiatives such as those promoted by Neurorights Foundation They are key to balancing the development of this technology from an inclusive design that incorporates human rights as a fundamental part of new technologies related to neuroscience.