Naslov
Does Mental Discipline Partially Restore the Responsibility of BCI Users?

Autori
Ivanković, Viktor ; Savić, Lovro

Izvornik
AJOB neuroscience (2150-7740) 11 (2020), 1; 67-70

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, komentar, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
brain-computer interfaces ; responsibility ; mental discipline ; conventional action

Sažetak
In their article “When thinking is doing: Responsibility of BCI-mediated action requires special attention in terms of controllability and foreseeability of outcomes, ” Rainey et al. (2020) present a strong case that action carried out via brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) is different in morally relevant ways to “conventional” action. The account, however, leaves unexplored the extent to which users can build up mental discipline in BCI-mediated activity, and how this affects the ascription of responsibility. By mental discipline, we understand the ability of BCI users to minimize involuntary mental triggers of BCIs, or take precautions when they can foresee them. We discuss several ways in which mental discipline seems feasible.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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