[ExI] [Extropolis] morality

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Thank you very much for the link. Very interesting!

Best regards,
Daniel


On Sun, 21 May 2023, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:

> On Sun, 21 May 2023 at 21:27, efc--- via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
> <snip>
>>
>> On the other hand, you raise a good point. What if, in the future, through
>> statistical means or direct neurological means, politicians can peek into
>> the minds of people and indirectly or directly see what they believe.
>>
>> A horrible scenario. And if that was possible, will freedom of religion
>> even matter when you consider all the other side effets of a government
>> who is able to pick things out of minds?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Daniel
>> _______________________________________________
>
>
> There's an AI can help with that!
> <https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neuroscientists-decoded-thoughts-brain-scans>
> Quote:
> Neuroscientists decoded people’s thoughts using brain scans
> By Laura Sanders    May 1, 2023
>
> With external brain scans and a powerful computational model of
> language, scientists could detect the gist of stories that people
> heard, thought or watched.
> This “mind-reading” feat, described May 1 in Nature Neuroscience, has
> a long way to go before it can be used outside of sophisticated
> laboratories. But the result could ultimately lead to seamless devices
> that help people who can’t talk or otherwise communicate easily.
> The research also raises privacy concerns about unwelcome neural
> eavesdropping.
> -----------------------
>
> Early days yet.  But soon.........
>
>
> BillK
>
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