Where Does Human End? | Emma Kim | TEDxHAFS Youth

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What happens when technology can do more than restore what the human body has lost? As the technology advances faster than any of thought it would, the boundary between therapy and enhancement is becoming increasingly unclear. Using Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as a starting point, this talk explores what happens to identity, consent, and equality when the human body itself becomes upgradeable. The question is no longer if it's possible; it's how far we can go before we stop recognising who we are. Emma Kim is a neuroethics researcher whose work explores the ethical and philosophical implications of emerging neurotechnologies. Her interests lie at the intersection of neuroscience, bioethics, and human enhancement, with particular attention to questions of identity, autonomy, consent, and inequality. She examines how technologies that can restore or augment human abilities may challenge our conventional understanding of medicine, and, ultimately, what it means to remain human. This talk was g

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