Must be voluntary with informed consent; no mandated treatment by the court or prison system or "preferred treatment" as determined by insurance. It is interesting that cocaine, methamphetamines, and pedophilia are not part of the study because alcohol and opium addictions are often symptoms of people coping or self-medicating from trauma.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/15/brain-implants-alcohol-opioid-addicts-trial
‘Brain pacemakers’: implants to be tested to help alcohol and opioid addicts | Health | The Guardian
Trial will determine whether electrical pulses can control and decrease yearnings
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/15/brain-implants-alcohol-opioid-addicts-trial
I was here early in 2021, then got "spooked". I am back because I want to live. I read a lot. I observe. I listen. I have faith in us.
The other concern is the ethics of biosurveillance. Who writes the algorithms to determine how many drinks makes someone an addict? Is it a few drinks combined with some "wrong thought"? This made me think of this...
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-safety-institute-new-directive-america-first/
Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models | WIRED
A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-safety-institute-new-directive-america-first/
