The analysis of Giovanni Di Pino, Professor of Human Physiology and Director of the Unit Research of Neuroengineering of Interaction between man and technology at Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome consider that man has always interfaced with his surroundings and experimented the possibility of evolving new skills and instead of adapting to the environment, it changes it.

Man experiences the possibility of evolving by developing new skills through the development of tools. The development of tools is indeed the origin of modern technology. However, in the biomedical field, today the rapid growth of technology, which is becoming increasingly anthropomorphic and able to interface directly with the brain, presents us with an unprecedented challenge.

It seems difficult to identify the boundary between man and technology, with the risk of incurring dehumanization. Cybernetic prosthetics, implantable artificial intelligence (AI), bionic surgery, and artificial sensors are able to replace those functions that the body has lost, resulting in a natural and artificial fusion.

In short, we must not fear dehumanization, but we must lead a decisive step.

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