Frighteningly enough, this isn’t the first (or second)
time that we’ve seen scientists pat themselves on the back for creating
a mind-reading machine, but a dedicated team from Carnegie Mellon has
just announced a computer that “has been trained to read people’s minds
by looking at scans of their brains as they thought about specific
words.” In a completely unsurprising move, gurus familiar with the
development are suggesting that the breakthrough could be used to
better understand how the brain organizes knowledge, and eventually,
treat language disorders and learning disabilities more effectively.
That’s all gravy from here, but when this stuff starts passing as
evidence in court, you’ll know it’s time to seriously investigate a
relocation to Mars.
-Engadget
