Brain-computer interfaces could create a new digital divide, and this time it may be biological

As BCIs move from laboratories towards commercial use, Neurochip.com founder Herbert Sim warns that unequal access could separate people not only by income or connectivity, but by physical and cognitive capability. At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that technological progress must not create “new historical injustices.” He called for […] This story continues at The Next Web

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