Freedom of Thought
Freedom of Thought examines protection of internal belief formation and thought from coercive technological interference within the broader domain of the rights and safeguards prot
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Cognitive Liberty
Failures concerning protection of internal belief formation and thought from coercive technological interference can cause physical or psychological harm, loss of function, privacy invasion, identity compromise, exclusion, coercion or irreversible impact on human agency.
8 canonical Subtopics in this Topic.
Freedom from Cognitive Manipulation
Freedom from Cognitive Manipulation examines safeguards against covert or exploitative alteration of attention, emotion or judgement within the broader domain of the rights and saf
Right to Cognitive Integrity
Right to Cognitive Integrity examines protection of cognitive functioning and mental continuity from unauthorised interference within the broader domain of the rights and safeguard
Right to Cognitive Enhancement
Right to Cognitive Enhancement examines conditions under which people may choose safe and equitable enhancement within the broader domain of the rights and safeguards protecting fr
Right to Refuse Enhancement
Right to Refuse Enhancement examines protection against direct or indirect coercion to adopt cognitive technologies within the broader domain of the rights and safeguards protectin
Mental Self-Determination
Mental Self-Determination examines the ability to shape one's own mental processes, goals and cognitive environment within the broader domain of the rights and safeguards protectin
Cognitive Due Process
Cognitive Due Process examines fair procedures where neural or cognitive evidence affects rights, access or decisions within the broader domain of the rights and safeguards protect
Protection of Inner Speech
Protection of Inner Speech examines safeguards against decoding, inference or disclosure of covert speech and internal language within the broader domain of the rights and safeguar
Stories from Cognitive Liberty
Scenario narratives — not empirical findings.
Freedom of Thought
“It works,” one person said. “For whom, for how long, and compared with what?” Mei replied. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern protection of internal belief format
Read the full story →Freedom from Cognitive Manipulation
The nearest specialist was four hours away, so the community had become expert at making imperfect systems work. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern safeguards agai
Read the full story →Right to Cognitive Integrity
The family called it “the second shift”: the hours spent reconciling what different services believed about the same person. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern pro
Read the full story →Right to Cognitive Enhancement
The system crossed the border in a day. Its assumptions about language, authority and trust did not travel nearly as well. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern condi
Read the full story →Right to Refuse Enhancement
“It works,” one person said. “For whom, for how long, and compared with what?” Jamal replied. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand and govern protection against direct or indir
Read the full story →Mental Self-Determination
The headline dated five years from now called the programme a turning point. The smaller correction beneath it explained why that claim was premature. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to
Read the full story →Cognitive Due Process
The demonstration succeeded inside the test range. The real question was whether it would remain dependable after communications, weather and command assumptions changed. Emerging biological and neural technologies creat
Read the full story →Protection of Inner Speech
By the third lesson, Samira could see which students the new support helped and which students had simply learned to hide their confusion. Emerging biological and neural technologies create a material need to understand
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