Human Brain ProjectAs part of a large citizen consultation the Human Brain Project carried out an online survey on possible dual use of HBP research and of neuroscience in general in the autumn of 2017. The purpose of the online survey was to investigate how the public view the possible dilemmas related to dual use of neuroscience to provide recommendations to the research communities, particularly the HBP researchers and managers, and to provide insights into the societal concerns, needs, and aspirations connected to their work. The issues presented in the survey include the future uses of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Brain-Computer Interfaces in the fields of medicine and neuroscience. The survey was promoted in ten European countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, and Slovakia, and more than 2000 citizens participated.
Outcomes of the online survey:
The results of the online will be represented in a forthcoming newsletter and the official Opinion from the Ethics & Society subproject. The data processing and analysis is still in progress, but the results are expected to be published in March 2018.
The online survey is accompanied by eight face-to-face citizen consultations. Five of these were held in November 2017 in Denmark, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Slovakia., and three more were arranged in February and March 2018 in UK, Lithuania, and Malta.
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Citizens' View on Neuroscience and Dual Use - Online Consultation
The report presenting the findings from the online consultation
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Online Consultation on Neuroscience and Dual Use
The questionnaire used in the online consultations.
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Human Brain Project and dual use
Human Brain Project is a large research project on the human brain and brain-inspired computing. It is expected to make great progress in science in the nervous system, information and communication technology, and robotics and artificial intelligence. As an EU-funded project, the Human Brain Project is committed to solely engage in non-military research. However, the resulting research may be of military interest for political, security, intelligence and military purposes. Our consultation on possible dual use of neuroscience is part of a large EU-funded research project called Human Brain Project, which does research in brain science, computing and medicine. The goal of this consultation is to explore the values, concerns and opinions of citizens in Europe regarding the use of neuroscience, even if it can potentially be used for political, security, intelligence or military purposes. You can see more about the project at http://hbp.tekno.dk/ & https://www.humanbrainproject.eu/en/social-ethical-reflective/citizen-engagement/