Intelligent Biohybrid Neurotechnologies: Are They Really What They Claim?

TL;DR

This paper critically examines the claims of intelligence in emerging biohybrid neurotechnologies for brain repair, questioning whether these devices truly demonstrate the level of sophistication and evolution they are attributed with.

Contribution

It provides a conceptual analysis of the terminology and claims surrounding biohybrid neurotechnologies, challenging the notion of their purported intelligence.

Findings

Highlights the ambiguity in defining intelligence in neurotechnologies

Questions the evolutionary claims made about biohybrid devices

Calls for clearer criteria to evaluate neurotechnology capabilities

Abstract

In the era of intelligent biohybrid neurotechnologies for brain repair, new fanciful terms are appearing in the scientific dictionary to define what has so far been unimaginable. As the emerging neurotechnologies are becoming increasingly polyhedral and sophisticated, should we talk about evolution and rank the intelligence of these devices?