AI and Brain Implants Show Promise for Decoding Thoughts, But True Mind-Reading Still Out of Reach
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Neural implants and AI can decode some thoughts, but likely not read minds completely due to complexity of mapping brain states to mental states.
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Conscious thoughts have corresponding neural activity, but precisely matching each thought to brain activity patterns is extremely difficult.
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Neural implants allow tasks like cursor control but don't identify precise correlations between brain states and mental states.
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AI prediction of inner speech from brain scans is impressive but limited to continuous narratives, not complex mental lives.
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While future AI mind-reading can't be ruled out, accurate real-time thought transcripts seem unlikely given current neuroscience limitations.