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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... (www.newscientist.com)
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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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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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~~

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, 4th amendment is pretty cut and dried.

With the exception of Terry Stops.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago
  • immigration
  • random checkpoints
  • alcohol checkpoints
  • ?
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Or maybe build it into some neat cowboy hats?