
Why Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant reframes our ideas of self-identity
BBCWhy Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant reframes our ideas of self-identity Emmanuel Lafont With implants, playing chess is possible only the mind When we merge mind and machine, the traditional borders of the self dissipate, says philosopher Dvija Mehta. If Arbaugh's implant is not part of his mind, it poses thorny questions about whether he has true ownership of his actions As a thought experiment, Chalmers and Clarke also imagined a scenario "in the cyberpunk future" where somebody with a brain implant manipulated objects on a screen – much like Arbaugh has just done. The adoption of the extended mind hypothesis would allow someone like Arbaugh to hold responsibility over their actions rather than divide it with the implant. Brain implants like Arbaugh's have undoubtedly opened a new door for philosophical discussions about the border between mind and machine.
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