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Skyler Ware

AI 'brain decoder' can read a person's thoughts with just a quick brain scan and almost no training

An image of the brain with color coded regions.

Scientists have made new improvements to a "brain decoder" that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to convert thoughts into text.

Their new converter algorithm can quickly train an existing decoder on another person's brain, the team reported in a new study. The findings could one day support people with aphasia, a brain disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate, the scientists said.

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