Brain to Brain Interfaces (BBIs) in future military operations; blurring the boundaries of individual responsibility.

IF 1.6 Q2 ETHICS Monash Bioethics Review Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1007/s40592-022-00171-7
Sahar Latheef
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Developments in neurotechnology took a leap forward with the demonstration of the first Brain to Brain Interface (BBI). BBIs enable direct communication between two brains via a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) and bypasses the peripheral nervous system. This discovery promises new possibilities for future battlefield technology. As battlefield technology evolves, it is more likely to place greater demands on future soldiers. Future soldiers are more likely to process large amounts of data derived from an extensive networks of humans and machines. This raises several ethical and philosophical concerns. This paper will look at BBI technology in current stages of research, future BBI applications in the military and how the potential use of BBIs in military operations challenges the way we understand the concept of responsibility. In this paper, I propose that an individual connected to a BBI ought not to be held fully responsible for her actions. The justification for this proposition is based on three key points such as an individual connected to a BBI does not have the ability to act freely, has a diminished sense of self-agency and may not be able to demonstrate authenticity of the thoughts and memories generated when connected to the interface.

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未来军事行动中的脑对脑接口(BBIs)模糊个人责任的界限。
随着首个脑对脑接口(BBI)的展示,神经技术的发展实现了飞跃。脑机接口绕过周围神经系统,通过脑机接口(BCI)实现两个大脑之间的直接交流。这一发现为未来的战场技术带来了新的可能性。随着战场技术的发展,它更有可能对未来的士兵提出更高的要求。未来的士兵更有可能处理来自广泛的人类和机器网络的大量数据。这引发了几个伦理和哲学问题。本文将着眼于当前研究阶段的BBI技术,未来BBI在军事中的应用,以及BBI在军事行动中的潜在使用如何挑战我们理解责任概念的方式。在本文中,我建议,与BBI有关的个人不应该对其行为负全部责任。这一主张的理由基于三个关键点,比如连接到BBI的个人没有自由行动的能力,自我代理意识减弱,并且可能无法证明连接到接口时产生的思想和记忆的真实性。
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期刊介绍: Monash Bioethics Review provides comprehensive coverage of traditional topics and emerging issues in bioethics. The Journal is especially concerned with empirically-informed philosophical bioethical analysis with policy relevance. Monash Bioethics Review also regularly publishes empirical studies providing explicit ethical analysis and/or with significant ethical or policy implications. Produced by the Monash University Centre for Human Bioethics since 1981 (originally as Bioethics News), Monash Bioethics Review is the oldest peer reviewed bioethics journal based in Australia–and one of the oldest bioethics journals in the world. An international forum for empirically-informed philosophical bioethical analysis with policy relevance. Includes empirical studies providing explicit ethical analysis and/or with significant ethical or policy implications. One of the oldest bioethics journals, produced by a world-leading bioethics centre. Publishes papers up to 13,000 words in length. Unique New Feature: All Articles Open for Commentary
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