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User control
People should be able to disconnect, update, and direct the systems that mediate their agency.
Christian Transhumanist Association
Brain-computer interfaces and human agency
Brain-computer interfaces can restore communication, extend embodied action, and raise urgent questions about autonomy, privacy, and identity. The central issue is not only what the interface can control, but how it protects the person using it.
Why it matters
Interfaces are becoming part of embodied life.
Neurotechnology is moving from speculative fiction into lived experience. Interfaces that translate intention into action can change communication, mobility, work, creativity, and care.
CTA approaches brain-computer interfaces through the lens of human dignity: restorative technology should expand agency, not create new forms of dependence, surveillance, or exclusion.
Working principles
What responsible interface design requires
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Data restraint
Neural and behavioral data deserve stronger boundaries than ordinary product telemetry.
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Restorative priority
The first public good is restoring communication, mobility, and participation where technology can help.
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Shared reflection
Engineers, users, caregivers, ethicists, and communities all need a voice in what comes next.
Go deeper
CTA resources on neurotechnology and embodiment
Noland Arbaugh interview
Conversation with the first Neuralink recipient
Brain-Computer Interfaces wiki
Working notes on interface technology and its implications
Brain Augmentation Bill of Rights
Draft principles for agency, disconnection, and transparency
Super-Embodiment
CTA's technological mission for agency, connection, and creativity
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