“The current race to harness the power of the human mind is no different,” Nagel continued. “The Russians can already read brain waves with ultrasound; the Chinese are placing massive orders for Neuralink’s brain implants; bot-fueled social media campaigns influence our elections, and we’ve just discovered what appear to be brain-control technologies embedded in social media apps from overseas. Make no mistake about it, we’re in a covert race that has already reached fever pitch, and frankly, it’s a race that you and I had better hope we win.”
