The recommendation, which will enter into force on november 12, establishes essential safeguards to ensure that neurotechnology contributes to improving the lives of those who need it the most, without. Unesco has adopted a set of global standards on the ethics of neurotechnology, a field that has been described as “a bit of a wild west” Unesco has adopted the first global ethical standards for neurotechnology, defining neural data and outlining more than 100 recommendations aimed at safeguarding mental privacy
There is no control, said unesco's chief of bioethics, dafna feinholz
We have to inform the people about the risks, the potential benefits, the alternatives, so that people have the possibility to say 'i accept.
Unesco has adopted a set of global standards on the ethics of neurotechnology, a field that has been described as “a bit of a wild west”. Unesco adopts the first global ethical framework on neurotechnology, protecting mental privacy, neural data, and human rights in the ai era. Neurotechnology is rapidly transforming how humans interact with machines and their own minds, and unesco’s new global framework seeks to ensure that this revolution protects, rather than endangers, our most private frontier, the human brain. Unesco has adopted the first set of global standards on the ethics of neurotechnology amid the rapid advancement in the development of the technologies and increasing investor interest
These standards, which take effect on nov 12, 2025, establish safeguards to ensure that neurotechnology improves the lives of those who need it the most without compromising human rights.
