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Nita FarahanySociety, labor, and psychologyHuman autonomy and neuro-rightspublished

Your right to mental privacy in the age of brain-sensing tech

Farahany argues that brain-sensing technologies move AI-era governance into a new domain: mental privacy. She frames cognitive liberty as a rights architecture question that must be settled before sensing systems normalize.

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This expands the map beyond model safety into human sovereignty. It is a high-value anchor for long-run governance because it links autonomy, consent, and legal design before capability and adoption lock in.

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MixedSocietyMedium confidence
Risk-forwardCaution & harms
MixedBalanced framing
OpportunityUpside & deployment

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Mixed leaning, primarily in the Society lens. Evidence mode: interview. Confidence: medium.

  • - Emphasizes governance
  • - Emphasizes safety

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