If a brain model predicts your intent, perfect prediction still isn't consent
tallmetommy · x · 2026-10-07
The author raises an ethical question for the brain-computer interface era: if a brain model can predict your intention before you articulate it, when does that prediction count as permission? Their position: even perfectly accurate prediction is not consent. An interface that truly preserves agency must let users correct, reject, or revoke what the model infers about them — and this "prediction ≠ permission" distinction should be built into the design itself.
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