This is a non-invasive approach from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin that uses fMRI scans and a language model to reconstruct the 'gist' of what a person is hearing or thinking. It doesn't get a word-for-word transcript, but it captures the essence. The interesting part is that it worked even when participants were told to actively resist by thinking of other things. Raises some pretty significant privacy implications for the future.

A classic case of scientists not asking themselves if they should even if they could.

This tool in the wrong hands is absolutely terrifying.