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A team of scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery by employing a Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) AI model similar to ChatGPT to reconstruct human thoughts with up to 82% accuracy from functional MRI (fMRI) recordings. This unprecedented level of accuracy in decoding human thoughts from non-invasive signals paves the way for a myriad of scientific opportunities and potential future applications, the researchers say.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

myriad of scientific opportunities and potential future applications,

Literal thought police. Interrogations.

Imagine the marketing potential, too. Real time responses to propaganda or ads, which can tailor responses to thoughts, possibly even subconscious ones.

Scary stuff

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolutely. But also more benevolent possibilities. Like recording your own dreams.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh I wonder what it's going to be monetized to do first

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Weird dream you had last night. Be a shame if your dreamvault+ subscription lapsed and it accidentally leaked to the internet..."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Nonsense! Dreamvault+ shows you your dreams for the low low price of x.99 per month! Please accept our Privacy Policy (They sell literally everything to anyone with a dollar) to continue!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I read the study abstract because I couldn’t tell the impact from the headline.

It says that they can recover perceived speech pretty well, but other forms of communication or broad interpretation are less reliable (silent movies were like 20% accuracy).

It also notes that subject cooperation is needed for this to work. That was for training and decoding. However, it’s the first step towards a more concerning outcome.