Current ethical progress and governance responses of brain-computer interface technology in China
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.09.01
- VernacularTitle:脑机接口技术的伦理进展与治理应对
- Author:
Zhongliang CUI
1
;
Chen’en ZHU
1
Author Information
1. School of Marxism， Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology， Nanjing 210044， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
brain-computer interface;
philosophy of technology;
scientific and technological ethics;
ethical governance
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(9):1093-1100
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
While the milestone development of brain-computer interfaces （BCI） has brought a series of benefits to society， it has also exposed a range of ethical issues. By sorting out the relevant research on BCI conducted by domestic scholars， the research results were discussed at three levels， including subjectivity， epistemology， and axiology. In terms of subjectivity， there was a controversy over the concept of “subjectivity” of BCI， raising the problem of subject responsibility； in epistemology， there were doubts about the new cognitive form brought about by BCI， and the new cognitive approaches exposed potential problems； as for axiology， there was confidence in the macroscopic development of BCI， while concerns about its microscopic individual and social issues were raised. Finally， this paper pointed out that future research needs to be further expanded in research fields and depth， and three governance suggestions were proposed， including improving institutional guarantees and strengthening standardized governance， forming diverse teams and enhancing ethical breakthroughs， and enhancing self-awareness and actively complying with regulations.
