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The Computational Metaphor, comparing the brain to the computer and viceversa, is the most prominent metaphor in neuroscience and artificialintelligence (AI). Its appropriateness is highly debated in both fields,particularly with regards to whether it is useful for the advancement ofscience and technology. Considerably less attention, however, has been devotedto how the Computational Metaphor is used outside of the lab, and particularlyhow it may shape society's interactions with AI. As such, recently publicizedconcerns over AI's role in perpetuating racism, genderism, and ableism suggestthat the term "artificial intelligence" is misplaced, and that a new lexicon isneeded to describe these computational systems. Thus, there is an essentialquestion about the Computational Metaphor that is rarely asked byneuroscientists: whom does it help and whom does it harm? This essay invitesthe neuroscience community to consider the social implications of the field'smost controversial metaphor.

The brain is a computer is a brain: neuroscience's internal debate and the social significance of the Computational Metaphor