What if artificial intelligence could read your mind? The ability to read minds with artificial intelligence may have seemed like something we wouldn’t have had to worry about years ago, but according to a new article Nature Neurosciencealready possible. According to this new article, University of Texas’ Dr. Scientists led by Alexander Hut have created an artificial intelligence that can perform this task without the need for intervention.
While many AI readers thought it might require a device implanted in the user’s head, this invention only required fMRI scan data. According to Dr Huth and colleagues, artificial intelligence can decode fMRI scan data and then share it with a high level of accuracy.
The hope for this type of technology is that it could help people who suffer from stroke or other things that lead to motor disabilities communicate more easily. Decrypting speech data from the brain, even what the user imagines, is a huge step forward for this type of technology.
Of course, it’s hard not to look at the doom and gloom of AI. While an AI mind reader can help many, there’s no doubt that some will see it as more of a threat than anything else, especially given the growing claims that AI can wipe out humanity.
It’s true that artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, and this new mind-reading tool is another example of how fast it moves. It’s even more exciting when you understand the limitations this AI system can overcome. The tricky thing about fMRI data is that it’s always difficult to interpret in real time.
This is because of the way fMRI measures brain activity. But thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, such as those behind Chat GPT-4, scientists have been able to train the system to decode the brain’s response to certain words. This makes the AI reader work more accurately.
However, this came at a price, as the three volunteers had to spend 16 hours connected to browsers listening to podcasts to show how the brain reacted to different words. But if scientists can improve the invention and create something that will help people, it will be worth it.
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