Mind-reading AI can translate brainwaves into written text: Using only a sensor-filled helmet combined with artificial intelligence, a team of scientists has announced they can turn a person’s thou…::A system that records the brain’s electrical activity through the scalp can turn thoughts into words with help from a large language model – but the results are far from perfect

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    1 year ago

    Let me guess: not covered by the Fifth Amendment in the US. Its not your words or thoughts, its your brainwaves. No different than testing your BAC against your will

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      It’s a pretty clear violation of the 4th amendment. Won’t stop companies from building this tech into their wireless headphones, though.

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        1 year ago

        How’s that working for defendants’ these days? Wasn’t there a big case in Pennsylvania invalidating this in some sneaky way or something?

        Something something Foregone conclusion doctrine

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          Nothing comes up when you search Pennsylvania + foregone conclusion. Unless you mean police making you give up passwords, which was deemed illegal by higher courts.