Transformative agents of change and investigative neurotechnologies: A qualitative study of psychedelic technology identities

Barber, Michaela; Gardner, John; Carter, Adrian

doi:10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100202

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“…A more abstract form of neurotechnology is psychedelic medicine, which acts as a personalized therapeutic intervention for mental health care acting as a destabiliser (Hipólito et al, 2022;Barber, Gardner and Carter, 2023). On the other hand, neurotechnology is shaped by the values, goals, and aspirations of human culture, typically dominant narratives.…”

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Augmented Cognition: Life as we don't know it

Hipólito¹

2023

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This paper proposes a framework for comprehending the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as Augmented Cognition (AugCog). AugCog is viewed as an emergent bio-cultural process, reflecting AI's design, implementation, and usage. Section 1 establishes smart societies as a complex system. Section 2 defends that the development of AI is analogous to the biological process of niche construction. Section 3 defines AI as a socioculturally embodied expansion by which AI is shaped by and shapes human experience, resulting in various forms of AugCog. Section 4 highlights AugCog in mixed realities such as social media, neurotechnology, and smart environments, illustrating its emergence from multiscale and interdependent sociocultural perspectives. AugCog's perspective situates the human species in the state space of evolution, signifying our existence as a species and as embodied individuals.

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Augmented Cognition: Life as we don't know it

Hipólito¹

2023

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History, Hype, and Responsible Psychedelic Medicine: A Qualitative Study of Psychedelic Researchers

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Gardner,

Carter

2024

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Background Psychedelic medicine is a rapidly growing area of research and policy change. Australia recently became the first country to legalize the prescription of psychedelics and serves as a case study of issues that may emerge in other jurisdictions. Despite their influence as a stakeholder group, there has been little empirical exploration of psychedelic researchers’ views on the development of psychedelic research and the ethical concerns. Methods We thematically analysed fourteen interviews with Australian psychedelic researchers. Results Three themes were constructed from the data: 1) coming out of the shadow of the 1960s, 2) challenges and affordances in engaging stakeholders, and 3) growing pains in innovation and translation. Conclusion The results illustrated tensions arising from the rapid growth of psychedelic research from a small group of dedicated individuals with a similar worldview, to a multi-interest, regulated industry. Participants’ experiences and viewpoints were influenced by the history of psychedelic research, and this was met with an overarching concern for protecting the field from premature discontinuation, as well as maximizing potential positive impacts. Targets for stakeholder collaboration and initiatives to support responsible innovation in psychedelics include equitable access, sustainable industry involvement, productive research agendas, responsible reporting of evidence, and risk-taking within the relative safety of clinical trials.

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Transformative agents of change and investigative neurotechnologies: A qualitative study of psychedelic technology identities

Cited by 2 publications

References 38 publications

Augmented Cognition: Life as we don't know it

Augmented Cognition: Life as we don't know it

History, Hype, and Responsible Psychedelic Medicine: A Qualitative Study of Psychedelic Researchers

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