COGNITIVE FREEDOM:

A NEW HUMAN RIGHT BORN OUT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Authors

  • Professor Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6610-3235
  • professor Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25192/issn.1982-0496.rdfd.v28i12412

Abstract

When the manipulation of the human brain activity is a real possibility as it happens nowadays, a minimum of ethical values should be respected and incorporated into international and domestic Law. These rules shall aim to regulate the application of neurotechnologies and artificial intelligence to the human brain. No State which claims to be respectful of human rights can exercise the power to coercively manipulate the mental states of its population. In this article, we discuss cognitive freedom, a new right born out of neurotechnologies, which can also be understood as an update of human free will adapted to the 21st century. It is -as we will see- a multidimensional concept, difficult to define due to its complexity. In this article, we propose to consider cognitive freedom as an entirely new human right aimed at preserving the very essence of human nature. To validate our hypothesis, we use a qualitative methodology, aimed at establishing a consensual opinion of experts in the legal and scientific fields, together with the assistance of the main sources of the law, namely positive law, case law and doctrine.

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Author Biographies

Professor, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina

Doutor. Professor da Universidade de Buenos Aires (UBA), Universidade Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina), Argentina.

professor, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia

Associate Professor at International Law Department, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia, PhD, Associate Professor at International Law Department, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Member of Russian Association of International Law, Member of European Association of International Law, Member of the Council for International Relations of the International Institute of Human Rights (IIDH -America), Member of Constitutional Council of Justice (Argentina); Moscow, Ostozhenka 53/2, Building 1.

 

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Published

30-04-2023

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Farinella, F., & Gulyaeva, E. E. (2023). COGNITIVE FREEDOM: : A NEW HUMAN RIGHT BORN OUT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Revista Direitos Fundamentais & Democracia, 28(1), 246–265. https://doi.org/10.25192/issn.1982-0496.rdfd.v28i12412

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2023): v. 28 n. 1 (2023): Revista Direitos Fundamentais & Democracia

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