Why Neurotech, Human Rights —and Book 3 of Team Savv-i—Matter to Young People
In the world of the upcoming third adventure in the Team Savv‑i Book 3: Cyber Enhanced - Transhuman Transformation, we find our heroes navigating an online landscape in which the boundary between mind, machine and metaverse is thinner than ever. They’re about to discover that the most powerful interface in existence isn’t a joystick or keyboard—it’s the brain itself.
It’s not just science fiction. Two landmark reports — the recent Peace of Mind: Navigating the Ethical Frontiers of Neurotechnology and Human Rights from the Australian Human Rights Commission (October 2025) and the earlier Protecting Cognition: Background Paper on Neurotechnology and Human Rights (March 2024) — make it clear: we’re moving into a new era of technology, one that touches freedom, privacy and identity in unprecedented ways.
Here’s how the real-world findings tie into the book’s themes—and why I believe young people need to be aware of them now.
What the Reports Tell Us
The Peace of Mind report explains that neurotechnology covers devices, systems and procedures that interact with the human nervous system to access, interpret or influence its activity. It flags major human rights — freedom of thought, privacy, expression, non-discrimination — as being directly impacted.
The earlier Protecting Cognition paper laid out the groundwork: what cognition means, how tech can alter or access it, and how human rights must keep pace with that change.
Key findings from those reports:
Human rights by design must be embedded at every stage of neurotech development.
Neural data needs explicit protection under privacy law, and users must give plain-English, meaningful consent.
Neurotech must not be used to manipulate or punish individuals for their thoughts, or to market to children via “neuromarketing”.
Workplace use and consumer products of neurotech need robust protection, specialist oversight and safety standards.
The interests of children, people with disabilities and older people must be central to policy and practice — because these groups may experience the risks in different ways.
Uses in criminal justice or military settings require moratoria or careful legal review to ensure compliance with international law.
If you’re a parent, educator, or young person yourself, these aren’t abstract ideas. They frame the next chapter of our digital future—and the decisions we make now.
What Book 3 of Team Savv-i Is Exploring
When brain-based tech meets the world of youth, the stakes are high.
In this next story, our Team faces a world where neuro-interfaces aren’t just for gaming—they’re for control. They face their most personal and perilous challenge yet ast they uncover a covert and neferious project that uses neuro-sensors to harvest human creativity and ilogical behaviour As they investigate the free self-enhancing tech, they uncover a scheme that could reshape humanity itself. What begins as a mission to understand innovation spirals into a battle for identity, freedom, and empathy in a world blurring the line between human and machine. Cyber Enhanced explores the thrilling and dangerous promise of transhumanism—raising vital questions about how far technology should go, and what it means to stay human in an age of endless upgrades.
Why Young People Need to Care 👧👦
Because you’re part of this new digital frontier. If you’re navigating online worlds, playing immersive games, using wearable brain tech or connecting through neural interfaces — you’re already in the space the reports describe. You don’t have to wait until you’re an adult, or until policies are finalised.
Understanding what’s happening means you can ask the right questions:
Who’s collecting my brain data and what will they do with it?
What does “consent” really mean when my thoughts, feelings or attention can be captured?
When does fun or convenience become manipulation or loss of freedom?
How can I protect my voice, my privacy and my rights when emerging tech changes the game?
In the story, Team Savv-i learn that being “savvy” means more than knowing how to code or game—it means being mind aware, digitally literate, and ethically alert.
The reports echo that: technology is powerful, but it must respect human rights.
What You Can Do Right Now
Ask questions at home, school or with your friends about how tech is changing the mind-machine interface.
Read, explore and discuss — for example, use my upcoming education guide for Book 3 which will include chapter questions and zero-tech activities about neurotech and digital citizenship.
Be aware: if you see neuro-interfaces, brain-wearables, emotion-sensing apps or immersive metaverse systems — they’re not just fun, they’re part of a cultural shift.
Encourage policymakers, educators and technologists to embed human rights by design, protect neural data, and uphold freedom of thought for all.
By the time Book 3 launches (~April 2026, you can pre-order it here), I hope readers will step in armed with excitement, curiosity—and a clear moral compass. Because the real adventure isn’t just in the metaverse … it’s in how we choose to live with the tech we create.
