In the face of neurotechnology advances, Chile passes ‘neuro rights’ law

Chile’s law ‘establishes that scientific and technological development must be at the service of people and that it will be carried out with respect for life and physical and mental integrity’, the Chamber of Deputies said in a statement. — AFP

SANTIAGO: Chilean lawmakers on Wednesday approved a law establishing the rights to personal identity, free will and mental privacy, becoming the first country in the world to legislate on neurotechnology that can manipulate one’s mind.

This bill, which already passed the US Senate last year, could form the basis of future lawmaking in field of human rights in other countries in the face of advances in technology applied to the mind and the brain.