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By identifying patterns in neural firings, non-invasive AI systems are learning to decode human thought and translate the result into language. Leading researchers Michael Blumenstein and Jerry Tang join Brian Greene to describe the latest achievements of such “mind reading technologies” and where this research may shortly take us.
This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.
The live program was presented at the 2024 World Science Festival Brisbane, hosted by the Queensland Museum.
Brian Greene is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, and is recognized for a number of groundbreaking discoveries in his field of superstring theory. His books, The Elegant Universe, The Fabric of the Cosmos, and The Hidden Reality, have collectively spent 65 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list.
Read MoreMichael Blumenstein is currently a Professor and the Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation) in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at University of Technology Sydney. Michael is a nationally and …
Read MoreJerry Tang is a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas Austin whose focus is on language neuroscience and brain decoding. He is the …
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