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New 'Mind-Reading' AI Translates Thoughts Directly From Brainwaves – Without Implants (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 8 months ago by Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 64 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Let me guess...

not very accurate
needs to be trained on an individuals brain.

[–] RainfallSonata@lemmy.world 38 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Although DeWave only achieved just over 40 percent accuracy based on one of two sets of metrics in experiments conducted by Lin and colleagues, this is a 3 percent improvement on the prior standard for thought translation from EEG recordings.

The Australian researchers who developed the technology, called DeWave, tested the process using data from more than two dozen subjects. Participants read silently while wearing a cap that recorded their brain waves via electroencephalogram (EEG) and decoded them into text.

Yep.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

When the number og test subjects is that low, it almost feels like the 3% improvement might as well be a coincidence.

[–] yokonzo@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

This is wonderful news, it means it's good enough to operate my lights with a thought but not good enough to be admissable in court as evidence

[–] hansl@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How much accuracy would you be happy with? Anything more than 25% in my book is better than anyone else. And the tech is just getting better.

How much would it need to be at to beat a polygraph?

[–] sapient_cogbag@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago

Wonder how it interacts with neurodivergent people too :p