AI-simulated memories to rehabilitate prisoners with just hour-long sentences?
Hashem Al-Ghaili, a Berlin-based scientist and filmmaker, envisions a future where prisoners are rehabilitated using implanted synthetic memories created by AI. His MO is to instil a sense of empathy and cut lengthy sentences from years to a matter of minutes.
Having cut his teeth in the realm of independent filmmaking, Hashem Al-Ghaili has certainly let his mind run wild with this controversial concept.
Presumably after binging Black Mirror and the Matrix boxset for the umpteenth time, the Berlin-based scientist has started pushing what he believes could be a revolutionary solution to prison overpopulation and re-offenders.
Officially dubbed Cognify, Al-Ghaili’s conceptual project centres on the premise that prisoners should be offered a choice upon sentencing: either serve your time in full, or sign up for a neural implant and a technology-induced epiphany — achievable in less than an hour.
Choosing the latter option would first involve a detailed assessment and mapping of the individual’s psychological profile and cognitive functions. After discovering what makes…
