Brain Hack Can Make Us Better People — or Not

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Brain Hack Can Make Us Better People — or Not Scientists have long known that different parts of the brain perform different functions, and we’ve used drugs to modulate behavior for decades. But deep brain stimulation (DBS), a remarkably specific surgical procedure, goes much farther, using electrodes to stimulate areas that lead to ethical behaviors like self-control, caring, fairness and positivity. But if we can target virtuous emotions, we can also do the opposite: What if DBS were used to create an army of soldiers programmed to commit atrocities without regret? “We need to ensure that the technology application is itself moral,” says Beena Ammanath, executive director of the Global Deloitte AI Institute. (Source: Popular Mechanics)