"But other scientists warn that a similar approach could be used to reveal people's inner thoughts and mental imagery, potentially without their consent. "The results seem very impressive," says Tommy Sprague, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

"But if there's a way to surreptitiously extract information about what you're thinking about, then ... 150 years of sci-fi can come true anytime, and that's worrisome in a lot of ways."

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couple of other interesting stories at the MIT link:

"AI's recursive self-improvement might not come so quickly after all
Michelle Kim

Don't be fooled"LLMs don't reason
Thor Graepel"

#4

"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" - Hal