"Neural Connection" brain-computer interface is shrouded in doubts and its safety and confidentiality are questioned. Researchers believe that at this stage, what is more important is the safety of the equipment and surgery.
BCI technology participants should maintain an open and transparent research attitude, says Liu Shiping, chief scientist and researcher of brain science at the BGI Institute of Life Sciences in Shenzhen. The first human to receive a long-term BCI implant successfully did this in 2004, andhuman primates have done so even earlier.