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U.S. researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) capable of decoding a person’s inner speech with up to 74% accuracy from a vocabulary as large as 125,000 words. (www.eurekalert.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] Lugh 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm glad this helps people with paralysis, but I can't help seeing the sci-fi dystopian side of tech like this.

What if some people are forced to have their inner thoughts decoded against their will? It sounds like just the thing some authoritarian thought police would use to root out their enemies.

Does that sound far-fetched? I'm sure if it were suggested as an upgrade to existing lie-detecting polygraph tests, lots of people would approve. Slippery slope.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Only 74% accurate. They could force me to wear it but all that they'd see is :fuck fuck duck fuck