Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has made a groundbreaking development in BCIs. They have unveiled an AI system that can decode visual representations and even hear what someone is hearing by studying their brainwaves. These advancements in BCI technology have the potential to transform our relationship with artificial intelligence and its potential applications in healthcare, communication, and VR. The system utilizes magnetoencephalography (MEG), a non-invasive neuroimaging technique.
By capturing thousands of brain activity measurements per second, Meta’s AI consists of three key components: an image encoder, a brain encoder, and an image decoder. This approach allows the AI to develop a set of image representations, match MEG signals to these representations, and generate an image based on the brain’s responses. Although this technology is a remarkable advancement, researchers acknowledge the need for precision improvements, particularly in generating specific details.
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