Mind-reading computers

I don't think it'll be too useful in general. How would you prevent it from keying on distractions? We'd finally know exactly how many times a day the average male thinks about T&A, but not much real work would get done.

 

Judging by some of the characters in my office, you might as well just have a room full of monkeys typing. You would get the same results as a mind reading computer.

 

I think that this is an area where science is trying to go too far. While the concept is cool, I believe that the consequences of developing technology like this will not be ideal. I'd rather err on the side of caution for technologies like this.

 

Completely agree.

The Computer Science person in me sees this as cool.

The Common Sense person in me sees this as opening a can of worms that needs not be open.

I don't need big brother lurking around in my head!

On a side note, the T&A comment above had me laughing.
"Honey what are you doing on the computer?"
"Just checking out the stock market."
<Flash T&A image of old GF.>
"Honey, what was that?"
"Computer glitch."
<Flash multiple T&A images of old GF in compromising positions.> "
"Doesn't look like a computer glitch to me."
<Wife steps closer to computer to see and enters mind reading sphere.>
<Computer begins to read wife's brain ...>

Cool and interesting technology. But don't think it would be a good idea.

 

Be very careful here!!

This was the first step in the extinction of the Krell.

 

And like many people here, I bet it won't be able to tell the difference between "they're" and "their" either.

 

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Ewe noh, your write. Yore sew wright. So sow rite.

Distracting links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_(bird)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booby
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ass_(animal)

 

Maybe it won't require you to speak in your head, just as you don't need to do it when trying to figure something out.

I suppose, if the computer can understand the concept you're wanting to express, it could write the sentence by itself.

Or, if it is too demanding for a computer, the fact that it has access to the concept you're thinking about would eliminate any homophone problems.

 

Maybe that would be an okay implementation.

Only be able to interpret via a limited dictionary would be more accurate, secure and less intrusive.

A free flowing version would lead to too many issues.