Thread: Mind reader

Some of you guys are jumping the gun a bit =P

I think it would be great to record my dreams one day, but this technology is far from doing that =(

Doubt we will have to worry about people perusing our thoughts anytime soon.

It will probably be decades before any commercial use based on it is ever used. Considering they have to use an fMRI just to do it...

Either way, it sounds awesome to me. I think it could make some pretty neat advancements in the field of dreaming, both lucid and non-lucid.

When it comes to privacy, I was thinking something along the lines of minority report too. I mean, a simple test, theoretically, could tell us what kind of person you are or what you have done. That would be a lethal weapon in the legal area. Something like this is far away, and even when it does appear, it will take time for it to become a credible piece of evidence I am sure.

Also, the idea about using it on someone while they are dying - love it.

Originally Posted by Icelus

When it comes to privacy, I was thinking something along the lines of minority report too. I mean, a simple test, theoretically, could tell us what kind of person you are or what you have done. That would be a lethal weapon in the legal area. Something like this is far away, and even when it does appear, it will take time for it to become a credible piece of evidence I am sure.

True sf affiacianados (sp) would point to David Brin's Sundiver. (Minority report has precognition, not a personality test). Without MRI, he has a personality test which monitors the subjects eye movements when they're shown a novel image. Those with "probationary personalities" are tagged and excluded from space travel or otherwise meeting the friendly neighbourhood aliens.

The world is turning into a Sci-fi movie! Eek!