It is already possible for companies to access your brainwaves; look

At the World Economic Forum, which was held in Davos recently, Duke University futurist Nita Farahany gave some warnings that sound like they were lifted from a movie or book by Science fiction.

In the presentation “The Battle for Your Brain”, she said that the technology to decode our brain waves already exists and is in possession of some companies, who are most likely already implementing the tool on a daily basis.

As presented by Farahany, we may be surprised by this future that has already arrived in our lives. Check out a summary translation of what was said by the teacher:

“Artificial intelligence has enabled advances in decoding brain activity in ways we never imagined before. What you think, what you feel, everything is just data, data that in large patterns can be decoded using artificial intelligence.”

For example, using wearable devices such as hats, headbands, headphones or technological tattoos, sensors can pick up signals and use devices that work powered by artificial intelligence to decode various factors, such as concentration levels, emotional states and others.

The concern is that it may be possible to decode preconscious responses to numbers as well, which can leave your passwords, bank codes and more exposed applications, and you won't even know what's going on while that data is stolen.

Let's imagine a dystopian scenario, but one that is becoming increasingly possible: an employer has access to technology that monitors employees and check if they are really focused on their work, or if their minds are wandering or preoccupied with too much factors.

But not everything is negative in relation to the new technologies that are being discovered and implemented, and, according to Farahany, “more and more of what is in the brain will become transparent”.

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