Abstract

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English. Zhai Zhenming’s argument that invasive brain–computer interfaces are dangerous is timely and well grounded. However, the danger of (non-invasive) artificial intelligence (AI) technology in unduly overlooked. First, non-invasive AI can cause as much harm to human agency and freedom as brain–computer interface technology. Second, AI may push many people away from jobs that give meaning to their lives. At the same time, the attribution of responsibilities becomes difficult, if not impossible, with the involvement of AI in decision-making. Finally, optimism about treating generative AI as equivalent to human overlooks a fundamental difficulty of collective life, namely the problem of mutual assurance.