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+++"The Spotless Mind? Policy, Ethics & the Future of Human Intelligence"+++,, ~~~February 16, 2007~~~,, ,, ++Is a machine-dominated society á la The Matrix or a Borg-esque collective intelligence looming in humanity's future?++ ,, ,, Emerging technologies in the areas of neuro-enhancement and artificial intelligence promise to drastically alter: our ability to augment human intellectual and sensory capacity; the role of machines; and how we connect, communicate, and share information. But, will such changes bring about the panacea promised by their proponents, or will they be akin to opening Pandora's Box? Even before such interventions become possible, their exploration should not be left to the realm of science fiction writers and pop-culture movie moguls. Rather, society, as a whole, must engage both science fact and science fiction in confronting the issues presented by these technologies - from who gets them to how they should be used. To that end, the [http://www.thehumanfuture.org/ Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future] (IBHF) at Chicago-Kent College of Law / Illinois Institute of Technology hosted a conference that brought together some of the key voices in the discussion of these critical 21st-century issues: [http://www.thehumanfuture.org/events/info_021607.html source / credits].