Scientists Have Developed An AI Decoder That Can Translate Brain Activity Into Words
Scientists Have Developed An AI Decoder That Can Translate Brain Activity Into Words The artificial intelligence could one day be used to restore communicative abilities to individuals who are physically unable to speak. Using a newly developed artificial intelligence tool known as a “semantic decoder,” researchers from the University of Texas at Austin can now translate a person’s brain activity into text. Per a report from SciTechDaily, the semantic decoder AI system was trained by having participants listen to hours of podcasts while their brains were scanned using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology. Based on the brain scan, the AI is able to generate text. Notably, this method differs from other in-development language decoding systems because it is noninvasive and requires no surgery. Participants in similar studies were also frequently required to use words from a prescribed list, whereas the new semantic decoder has no such limitation. The research, re