With the advancement in the technology, the computer can now read our mind. There are new researches that show humans' mind can be read using computational modeling technology. This technology uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to detect and locate brain activity when a person thinks about a particular word. The computational model enables a computer to determine the correct word that a research subject is thinking about by analyzing brain scan data. This technology may have applications in the study of autism, disorders of thought such as paranoid schizophrenia, and semantic dementias such as Pick's disease. However, several ethical issues are predicted to arise when the technology is fully developed and made available to the public. We shall discuss the potential risks with the technology and ways to minimize them.
First, we have to determine the authorized people who can use the technology. This is to minimize the misuse of this technology in the wrong group of people. In the case of misuse, other people’s privacy may be affected. Secondly, we need to set up certain rules and regulations to ensure that the technology is use in a reasonable situation with the correct ethic. Lastly, we will have made sure that the technology is fully secured so that no other people will be able to access this technology. The security of the computer is very extremely important because the computer contains confidential information and also involves in privacy issues. In the case of being hacked, the hackers may enter the computer systems to retrieve information for own use. Therefore, the strong security of the computer system must be maintained. In conclusion, I think that the technology can provide us with more benefits than risks if the rules and security is maintained properly.
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