Wondering where your significant other or your kid really spent the night last night? Sounds like you could use a mind reading machine.
Now only in their infancy, devices that can read people’s minds are on track to improve dramatically in the coming decades. These devices may open the doors to lie detection and telepathic communication, even as they challenge our already weakening boundaries of personal privacy. Bolstering this vision is our recent story documenting the first time that a defense has attempted to bring lie detection evidence from a brain scanning device to a courtroom in San Diego.
Scene from the Signs Movie
In an effort to learn more about the field of reading minds we setup a chat with researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) where some of the most cutting edge work in the field is being performed. We spoke with Tom Mitchell, founder and Chair of CMU’s fabulous Machine Learning Department, Marcel Just, Co-Director of CMU’s Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging, and Mark Palatucci, Ph.D student within the CMU Robotics Department. Below is a summary of our conversation:
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