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Should human augmentation technology be regulated?

The idea of becoming part person, part machine is exciting to many, but there are important ethical challenges

by: Sabina Weston
26 Sep 2020

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The year is 2027. Corporations have managed to develop human augmentation technology that divides society financially and morally. The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to not only bring vast economic inequality, but also a nano-virus pandemic and a subsequent financial crisis.

Sounds familiar? Although this is the basis of the plot of 2011’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution video game, it doesn’t seem too far off from the anticipated future.

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