Scientists hope it could be used to reconstruct a person’s inner thoughts, mental images, or even dreams.
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mac3nabout 3 hours ago
what's the Salmon thinking?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/scicurious-brain/ign...
> At the fish counter, he spoke the words that will echo down the centuries as a testimony to the dedication and drive of neuroscientists throughout the ages:
> "I need a full length Atlantic Salmon. For science."
xvxvxabout 4 hours ago
I don’t believe this for one second. The fact that this is coming from Israel is another red flag and is reminiscent of Nazi occult propaganda during WWII. Let’s pretend we have a way to read people’s minds then use it to justify atrocities: AI edition.
alightsoulabout 3 hours ago
Yet another double edged sword like LLMs. It would make a great brain computer interface and would let you communicate telepathically, and also be used by people who don't trust you like toxic workplaces and court proceedings
Yes I know this is not exactly the subject of the article but brain scanning which is how this was done could be used for those things too.
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