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Technology Could Enable Computers To "Read The Minds" Of Users

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the techno-psychics-coming-soon dept.

New techniques under development could allow computers to respond to users' thoughts of frustration or boredom (too much or too little work) by applying functional near-infrared spectroscopy technology, which uses light to monitor brain blood flow as a proxy for user workload stress. Applying this noninvasive, portable imaging technology in new ways, the researchers hope to gain real-time insight into the brain's emotional cues.

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  1. I can't be the only one by techpawn · · Score: 5, Insightful

    who thought it was an oxymoron to see "non-invasive" and "computer brain scan"?

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  2. Bad idea. by Trillan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Text-based interfaces prove that most users couldn't read.

    Graphic interfaces prove that most users can't understand abstractions.

    Mind reading interfaces will only prove that most users can't think.