It’s sus. To use medical privacy as an excuse for secrecy about medical experimentation on disabled people (same rationale is provided for not alerting or involving loved ones who might intervene in MAiD cases, to stop deaths - and to classify MAiD deaths as the result of their medical condition - shielding facilitators from scrutiny. There’s historical context that we really need to pay attention to).
It’s supposed to read thoughts accurately enough to translate them into words - ‘supposedly’ to help people who can’t speak or otherwise express themselves. That could go really wrong. He’s the wrong guy to be in charge of something like that, certainly. I’m not sure it should be done at all - the device itself could be a deep invasion of privacy - but he definitely shouldn’t be in control. I don’t think his motive is to help humanity (maybe only a few super rich ones - but mostly it’s all about him I think). Unfortunately there are people who revere him.
Details about the patient could be discussed without identifying who they are. I don’t think that’s a good excuse.
It’s unfortunate that he’s used his genius to try to become a diabolical overlord. (And shitlord https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/s**tlord/#)
Haha the bad language controls set here are preventing me from posting a dictionary definition. You see that’s the kind of restriction on speech that is actually silly if you don’t mind me saying so. Everyone has heard the word “s**t” and has probably said it at least once - even those who are the most pious and proper. It’s not a big deal. It harms no one to use a slang word for excrement that everyone naturally produces.
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