Comment on Portable, non-invasive, mind-reading AI turns thoughts into text
314xel@lemmy.world 1 year agoI’m sorry, but what is the difference? If you know the subject is “thinking” of a phrase, and the algorithm translates the EEG during that time into words, isn’t it mind reading?
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
it is to a certain extent, as you are reading what is going on in the brain. They think “reading minds” is only wireless like in current fiction.
mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 1 year ago
I wasn’t thinking of science fiction at all.
But this isn’t mind reading (which is impossible) it’s a statistical model giving the most likely answer based on an EEG.
angrystego@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Whether mind reading is possible or not depends on how you define it. I suspect your definition is different from that of other people in this comment section. It covers how I define mind reading. So how do you define it for yourself?
mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 1 year ago
I go with a literal definition. Being able to identify the thought of a random stranger without calibration or them focussing on one specific thought.
Don’t get me wrong, this is great for people who are unable to communicate otherwise. But in the end it is still an interpretation and therefore not error-proof.