Concern: Mind-reading tech risks abuse by authoritarian regimes
BlackHC · x · 2026-08-20
Reacting to a mind-reading technology project, the author expresses strong opposition, arguing that the primary market for such tech is authoritarian governments. Comments highlight the difficulty of preventing abuse: if mind-reading works, stopping it from being used by repressive regimes poses a severe ethical and security challenge.
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