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

  • @cheese_greater
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    1710 months 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

    • @foggy
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      710 months ago

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

      • @cheese_greater
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        10 months 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

        • @mhague
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          410 months ago

          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.

          • @cheese_greater
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            110 months ago

            No but aren’t there many exceptions to 4th and variably so? Its seems like its not so clear cut these days

            • @foggy
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              310 months ago

              No, 4th amendment is pretty cut and dried.

              With the exception of Terry Stops.

              • @cheese_greater
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                110 months ago
                • immigration
                • random checkpoints
                • alcohol checkpoints
                • ?
      • @thesorehead
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        110 months ago

        Or maybe build it into some neat cowboy hats?