How tech-enhanced sleep could improve rest but erode privacy

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02573-7Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethic…

Nature, Published online: 25 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02573-7

Technologies that promise better-than-usual sleep could improve people’s performance and health but also turn the need for rest into an auditable obligation. Ethical norms and regulations are needed.