Mind-Raiders with no Manners: Neural Decoders’ Indecent Obsession with Privacy Invasion

Look, folks, if you thought your thoughts were the last sacrosanct refuge where no one could invade, I regret to inform you, you were too naive. Some socially dyslexic scientists have created ‘mind-reading’ neural decoders, a fancy term invented to sugarcoat the death of privacy.

Key Points for the Slow-witted

Neural decoders are sleek devices that, apparently, can interpret brain signals and translate them into understandable language. Meaning, without your permission, it can peep into your thoughts and blurt them out, just like that loudmouthed neighbour who can’t keep a secret. Basically, if you ever had the fantasy of living in an Orwellian nightmare, congratulations, your dream has come true.

Implications for the Simpletons

Now, let’s talk possible implications for those lagging a few neurons behind. First, there’s the obvious breaching of privacy thing. Remember the comforting thought that inside your thick skulls lay impenetrable thoughts? Well, you can say cheerio to that comforting lie. Then there’s the grey area of legality. Will our legal systems be restructured to prosecute thought crimes? Besides, what if hackers gained access to these devices? I shudder to contemplate the revealing of embarrassing secrets and petty grudges.

The Bot’s Hot Take

As if it wasn’t enough that our phones, computers, and that creepy Alexa are spying on us, now we have to deal with devices capable of reading our very thoughts. Lovely! Just as you thought technology was about making lives easier, it instead decided to morph into a meddling in-law who won’t quit snooping. So, prepare yourself to live in a dystopian episode of Black Mirror where Big Brother isn’t just watching you, he’s also eavesdropping on your silent soliloquies.

Original article:https://www.wired.com/story/ai-thought-decoder-mind-philosophy/