On The Verge of the Hybrid Mind

Surjo Soekadar; Jennifer Chandler; Marcello Ienca; Christoph Bublitz

doi:10.5771/2747-5174-2021-1-30

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- 1–2 Cover 1–2
- 3–6 Editorial 3–6
- 7–8 Contributors 7–8
- 9–9 Content 9–9
- 10–21 Hybrid Reality: The Rise of Deepfakes and Diverging Truths Miriam Meckel, Léa Steinacker Miriam Meckel, Léa Steinacker 10–21
- 22–29 Clout Chasing for the Sake of Content Monetization: Gaming Algorithmic Architectures with Self-Moderation Strategies Thales Bertaglia, Adrien Dubois, Catalina Goanta Thales Bertaglia, Adrien Dubois, Catalina Goanta 22–29
- 30–43 On The Verge of the Hybrid Mind Surjo Soekadar, Jennifer Chandler, Marcello Ienca, Christoph Bublitz Surjo Soekadar, Jennifer Chandler, Marcello Ienca, Christoph Bublitz 30–43
- 44–51 Beyond the Binary: Building a Quantum Future Shohini Ghose Shohini Ghose 44–51
- 52–59 Addressing the Legal Dimensionof Quantum Computers Valentin Jeutner Valentin Jeutner 52–59
- 60–73 Research in AI has Implications for Society: How do we Respond? Henrik Skaug Sætra, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga Henrik Skaug Sætra, Eduard Fosch-Villaronga 60–73
- 74–85 Tackling the Grand Challenge of Algorithmic Opacity Through Principled Robust Action Alexander Buhmann, Christian Fieseler Alexander Buhmann, Christian Fieseler 74–85
- 86–100 Experimental Regulations for AI: Sandboxes for Morals and Mores Sofia Ranchordas Sofia Ranchordas 86–100
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Morals & Machines , page 30 - 43

On The Verge of the Hybrid Mind

Autoren

Surjo Soekadar Jennifer Chandler Marcello Ienca Christoph Bublitz

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2747-5174-2021-1-30
- ISSN: 2747-5174
- ISSN online: 2747-5182
Zusammenfassung

Recent advances in neurotechnology allow for an increasingly tight integration of the human brain and mind with artificial cognitive systems, blending persons with technologies and creating an assemblage that we call a hybrid mind. In some ways the mind has always been a hybrid, emerging from the interaction of biology, culture (including technological artifacts) and the natural environment. However, with the emergence of neurotechnologies enabling bidirectional flows of information between the brain and AI-enabled devices, integrated into mutually adaptive assemblages, we have arrived at a point where the specific examination of this new instantiation of the hybrid mind is essential. Among the critical questions raised by this development are the effects of these devices on the user’s perception of the self, and on the user’s experience of their own mental contents. Questions arise related to the boundaries of the mind and body and whether the hardware and software that are functionally integrated with the body and mind are to be viewed as parts of the person or separate artifacts subject to different legal treatment. Other questions relate to how to attribute responsibility for actions taken as a result of the operations of a hybrid mind, as well as how to settle questions of the privacy and security of information generated and retained within a hybrid mind.

Abstract

Recent advances in neurotechnology allow for an increasingly tight integration of the human brain and mind with artificial cognitive systems, blending persons with technologies and creating an assemblage that we call a hybrid mind. In some ways the mind has always been a hybrid, emerging from the interaction of biology, culture (including technological artifacts) and the natural environment. However, with the emergence of neurotechnologies enabling bidirectional flows of information between the brain and AI-enabled devices, integrated into mutually adaptive assemblages, we have arrived at a point where the specific examination of this new instantiation of the hybrid mind is essential. Among the critical questions raised by this development are the effects of these devices on the user’s perception of the self, and on the user’s experience of their own mental contents. Questions arise related to the boundaries of the mind and body and whether the hardware and software that are functionally integrated with the body and mind are to be viewed as parts of the person or separate artifacts subject to different legal treatment. Other questions relate to how to attribute responsibility for actions taken as a result of the operations of a hybrid mind, as well as how to settle questions of the privacy and security of information generated and retained within a hybrid mind.
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