Scientists in Japan may have made a groundbreaking discovery of AI!

Researchers from Osaka University have reportedly developed an algorithm that can "read" our minds and recreate the images we see. The AI-powered algorithm was able to reconstruct approximately 1,000 images from brain scans, with a remarkable accuracy of 80%.

The AI showed people pictures of objects like a toy bear, an aircraft, a clock, and a train. They then obtained magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the subjects' brains as they looked at the objects. By studying these brain scans, the AI was able to reproduce the images the subjects had seen.

This could deepen our understanding of how the brain processes images to helping us better communicate with people who can't speak or move.

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NerdyPotato · M

Maybe we can then finally print our mental images some day.

Nihiless

@NerdyPotato It would be interesting to see how this materialises tbh. I have a feeling it would increase crime. 🤔

NerdyPotato · M

@Nihiless I'm not sure how this could be used for crime, but there is no doubt someone somewhere will find a way to use this for evil, as with everything. I think that outweighs the opportunity for people with a vivid imagination but little drawing talent to express themselves though.

Nihiless

@NerdyPotato They'll use it as a way to use it against a person and to their benefit I'm theorising anyway. I can't see this being used in that capacity in our lifetimes atleast.

Teirdalin · 31-35

@Nihiless I mean, unless you're in your mid to upper 80s or 90s probably not in your lifetime.

NerdyPotato · M

@Teirdalin I think only if you are, not unless.