DR. BRYCE-ALLEN BAGLEY
The Triple Threat
Critical Cognitive Infrastructure
MD Candidate, Physician-Scientist Training Program, Stanford University
Computer scientist, systems engineer, and physician
Author of "A Mathematical Framework for the Problem of Security for Cognition in Neurotechnology"
Researcher, Mathematical Medicine Group and Petritsch Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University
Research spans human-AI interaction, brain-computer interface security, and the mathematical foundations of AI safety
Thursday
1:15 PM
Neurosecurity: the State of the Art and Critical Gaps in Defense for Neurotechnology
Recent years have seen rapid progress in technologies for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), bringing neurotechnology from the realm of science fiction to the cusp of becoming an everyday reality for millions of medical patients and consumer users alike. The potential of this technology cannot be overstated, and if executed correctly it offers routes to profound augmentation of human capabilities as well as mitigation of many of the threats posed by AI systems. Yet as with any computing technology, security threats abound, and currently the field lags far behind the urgent need for methods of defending against many of these threats. This talk will provide an introduction to neurosecurity, survey the landscape of attack surfaces, threat vectors, and existing defense methods, and discuss areas of need for new methods to ensure BCIs preserve the privacy, dignity, and autonomy of users in the emerging age of neurotechnology.
Dr. Bryce-Allen Bagley is a computer scientist, systems engineer, and physician (an MD candidate in Stanford University's Physician-Scientist Training Program), a combination he treats not as a set of separate credentials but as the necessary toolkit for a single problem: protecting human brains and minds from technical attack.