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.
Computer designed to read thoughts from brain scans