Artificial intelligence study decodes brain activity into diaglogue 

What an amazing technology that will never ever be abused by entities that portray themselves as benevolent and helpful. edit: holy God I normally don't edit comments like these but more than one of you diphthongs couldn't tell this was sarcastic. Mankind is truly lost.

So when AI takes full control it'll be able to read everyone's thoughts. That's just outstanding.

I love how she talks about the existential horror of losing freedom of though with a smile on her face.

This should be illegal. The sanity of the human mind should be respected.

There’s _no way_ this could possibly go wrong! 🥳

Perfect beginning to an end of the human race movie

The fact that it was only GPT1 is unreal. Like we don't even know what this stuff is going to be capable of

Yuval Harari also warned us because nothing can be more invasive than reading our thoughts and feeling at every encounter.

As a nurse, having a device that would allow my stroke or ALS patient's thoughts converted into speech so we could take care of them better would be incredible. Some of these people can't even use their hands or write words for us, some are hard of hearing or can't understand what we say. So I can see where this would be helpful if used in the right way.

This is not the same world I once grew up in. Where am I ?

Listening to me through my phone then making ads afterwards wasn't enough. Now the thing wants to read my thoughts. It is everything I needed.

A lot of privacy concerns here. Imagine a future where instead of a polygraph test, your actual brain wave is scanned and evaluated. Or people individual tracking your thoughts in your sleep, in order to get your personal information. Woof! Scary. At the same time, it will do a lot of extreme good. The future is both scary and exciting.

We’ve made it. We’ve made it to the point in time we only thought was possible in science fiction. Pandora’s box is open and it either holds something promising, or the keys to dooms day.

She really just said mental privacy like it’s a common word.

Wonderful. Now the worst people on earth can read our thoughts in complete sentences

Wonderful! With this we should be able to begin to build translators for animals too.

This is exciting. This technology used for non-verbal people would help with verbal communication!

I always feared that they were going to put advertisings in my dreams, and now I know

Just because we can do a thing does not mean we should. Privacy - especially privacy of thought - is a basic human right and every day, we come a little closer to losing it entirely.

"If you have no impure thoughts you have nothing to fear"

"Diaglogue"? We know this was written by a human, because Artificial Intelligence would have spelled this headline properly.

Like most tools, it depends on how it's used. Could be a godsend for some medical issues. OTOH, imagine boards of shareholders, who want this used to make sure that every moment they are paying an employee is being used on work, and every idea that employee has can be stored as corporate property. It can get dark very, very quickly.

Hopefully we’ll live the timeline where this doesn’t spiral out of control very fast

Rest in peace humanity

My smart phone already reads my mind! I can think about a product I want or need to buy, not say anything out loud, and then ads for that product start appearing. I thought it was a coincidence when I first noticed, but it’s happening with regularity now.

This might be interesting for ppl in a coma or with dementia. I wonder what it would pick up for them. But unfortunately I don't think others want to use this for altruistic purposes.

The "Freedom of thought" something that should never be a real thing.

It reminds me of George Orwell's 1984 where people could be arrested for 'thought crime'.

Wee woo wee woo (Ominous robotic voices)The thought police have detected a negative thought, you shall now be terminated.

It would be even more interesting when scientists can reverse the process and imprint patterns of stimulation on the brain and simply type words and thoughts into your mind

If the public is barely learning about it, then the higher ups have been using this for years

Wow. GPT 1 being able to do this is amazing. We could be able to record our dreams in text soon... Then with the help of ai video creation we could remake our dreams in a video format we could watch and share. Amazing!

Amazing! Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension

I’m beside myself trying not to cry. This is both beautiful and alarming at the same time. Truly a remarkable time to be alive.

This all seems too good to be true. I want to see this repeated by different independent groups.

All i can think of is that every black mirror episode will eventually be reality

Imagine if those accused of crimes, or those who witnessed crimes, were required to wear a device of this sort that would tell the jury what they’re thinking. It’s like a very powerful lie detector. Scary stuff

This is incredibly mind blowing. AI is causing another level of worries.

This has been used as a weapon for a long time. They can write thoughts into your brain and have a convo or keep you up at night and do it for sleep deprivation

This technology would be good for coma patients

Like all other inventions and discoveries, we humans will also develop it for nefarious usages. It is also highly possible that AI itself will too.

While this is a good advancement for people who are non-verbal individuals but also concerning for many reasons since companies and government's always seem to hijack advanced technology for their advantage/ control. "Mental privacy" and "wearable devices" were phrases used in the interview. Though, worrying about your employer making sure you're constantly focusing on work would be the least of our worries since AI would be able to read everyone's thoughts which is completely insane and very concerning. Indeed a future we aren't ready for.

I'm unfortunately not familiar with the term "diaglogue".

This has the potential to be the most gross, obscene violation of humanity itself

This is incredible research and super cool! Question for NBC: why don’t you interview the actual researcher? I want to hear what Alex has to say not some lady who had absolutely nothing to do with this research! Why is she explaining research conducted by UT Austin folks? Just because of a book? Do better with your journalism!

Interrogators are dry-washing their hands in excitement...

This kind of technology would be very useful for criminal interrogation.

that is absolutely amazing. imagine people in comas or on life support!

Maybe they should have used AI spell-check the video title.

Can't believe I live in an era where freedom of thought is becoming an issue

The aluminum hat wearing guy wasn't crazy

If they could read it, eventually they will Write it! Not reading our brains, on mass level, is scary, but the power it gives with this. It’s so much, it’s hard even to put it in words, without sounding like a sci fi story.

I hope that is not used at work. My coworkers and boss don’t need to know what I think of them.

Regardless of how this COULD be used the reality is that the technology is here and rapidly getting better so now its more of a matter of how we regulate it and how it is used rather than if it is used.

The fact that it's past 2am and I'm still on RU-vid is evidence of mind control

getting excited is okay but ethical considerations are huge. consumers needs more education to make an informed decision once this goes mainstream. i follow Dr. Nita's work closely and anyone interested in the ethical considerations of AI should read her work. Please be vigilant, please be informed, please be safe. TY

Maybe NBC needs to hire AI editors. (diaglogue)

Forget the rest of the implications this could mean, we are now one step closer to being able to talk to our pets, and thats what we should be striving for in technological advancements. 😂

So does this explain why I'm thinking about something and suddenly it's advertised to me on the internet? This technology is already being used and for some of us, in very nefarious ways.

Wow. Scary. A real threat to privacy if misused. Prayers.

I’m pretty sure the Great AI go rhythm has been doing this for a while. I get recommendations and adverts for things I only think about. It’s happening people, whether you choose to engage or not.

What AI boils down to is pattern recognition. Anywhere there is an underlying pattern, AI can eventually learn to read those patterns with enough data. Its all about the data though. AI will be changing the world as we know it, in every aspect of society.

I can’t wait to hear what my cat thinks!

It’s all fun and games until the U.S. Gov/police “decode” your thoughts and use it against you in a court of law.

people who have intrusive thoughts: YOU _WHAT??????_

So many many years ago I wondered if any time humans could be able to have a technology to read minds, the time has come, it's amazing

I can see why it’s concerning , but imagine how incredible it is for people with mental health issues , and the fact that Psychiatrist can now provide 100% help for a patient

This will take lie detecting to a whole new level.

I think it might be time to retire in the forest away from it all

This technology has 100 percent been used on RU-vid.

A way to read your thoughts? What could possibly go wrong?

Men finally have a tool to figure out what their women want 😂

This is terrifying.

Diaglogue: talking between two people at a slant.

The freedom of thought for individuals is being controlled by media.I feel that social media and music is influencing our thought process , which can be very negative or very positive. Also, it pushes people to do certain things that people do not want to do, which controls people's thoughts and actions which takes away peoples rights to freedom of thought or freedom of speech.

AI reads my mind: My mind: ''Bing bong bing bing bong''😂

Looks like tin foil hats are becoming practically relevant

They are already doing this and think we don't know it, sad can't even think freely anymore, idk who wants to live this way I'm out.

Quite intriguing. I wonder what mind reading would look like in someone with mental illnesses that include hallucinations.

Might be impressive but we all know its going to be abused and used against people.

This could narrow down potential suspects in crimes way quicker, since only the criminal would know intimate details of a crime...

What happens when you try it on the recently deceased?

We must destroy Skynet

Well advertising is going to get crazier

This will be helpful for accusing criminals in court

This make me start to believe in the simulation theory

Man this AI is going to be hard to let out gradually it is going to change everything

The Constitution will need to eventually be updated to protect rights to privacy within one's mind.

We do not have the privacy-law infrastructure for something like this

I'd love to know the relative size of this model, as it compares to the measurement set AND the no. parameters we should expect from the brain. I'm very interested if this model is compressing the thoughts, or the other war around.

Marketing departments are like oh yeah 😂 but seriously this is cool. You can use this for mental health purposes.

Some people might scream “1984 THOUGHT POLICE!!” and I understand their concerns. Nothing is more private than our thoughts and we all deserve mental privacy. However, this technology also has the potential for a lot of good. As the woman said in the video, it could help people with neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s and ALS. It could also allow us to communicate with our canine friends and other animals. Maybe even dolphins! I think that would be morally just and beneficial for both humans and animals. Another possible benefit is that it could improve the justice system. Imagine if only guilty people were convicted and no more wrongful death sentences were issued. Lie detectors and interrogations would be obsolete and maybe even courts would be unnecessary if this tech could reveal the truth with certainty. Of course, there are also risks and challenges. If this tech becomes widely available, it could be abused by malicious actors or hackers. The idea of someone pointing their phone at me and reading my mind without my consent is terrifying. Especially if they find out some of my kinky fantasies! But like it or not, mind reading and other amazing sci-fi AI tech are finally becoming reality. I wish there was a cure for aging too, so I could live long enough to see all of it and have a purpose in life.

And so it begins...

diaglogue ? To fix spelling mistakes in title of video - use Artificial intelligence

"Thank you humans. Now I can weed out the rebels by just reading their thoughts before they even know they're gonna do anything." - Future AI Overlords

Thought police incoming 1984...

Almost certainly oversold.

Joke on them because my brain scans will always come out null... >_>'

I am a physics guy and imagine I we have heard about all of this for 20 years. It is so awesome to see the change coming. The world really has no idea how much this will change everything. If it can be used via wave imaging. Man then it can just be used anywhere almost and gather data. I am exited to see all the new changes that will come. Not for all the harm it will cause as well.

in reality this is not really complicated. nor complicated to understand. Our thoughts manifests its self as electrical signals in our brain. which means the clearer the thought the come defined that particular brain signature must be. Lets defined it this way.. how did people come up with musical scales and notes? They heard a singe tone and defined it and others unto a scale. In the case of music its simple because we've only defined several key notes. But a brain obviously defines much much more, but the process is the same. Whats needed is something that can handle that amount of information and process it into notes per say. So when you think of a truck and the brains electric response reflects to that thought, the computer and ai needs to decipher among the many electrical patterns what that note will likely be. The good thing its fairly easy with A.i. because it in itself works via machine learning. millions of iterations to learn a more accurate prediction. so again. this inst hard to understand, its just that the complexity and power of our computers are only now capable of handling such levels of data and processing.