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Re:Facebook is building brain-computer interfaces for typing... by daenz on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @04:41PM (#14151563)
“This isn’t about decoding random thoughts. This is about decoding the words you’ve already decided to share by sending them to the speech center of your brain.”

Somehow this still doesn't make me feel at ease.

Re:Facebook is building brain-computer interfaces for typing... by johnsonjo on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @06:34PM (#14152408)
Yeah, I had the same feeling. Just because it doesn't output my innermost thoughts to text doesn't mean it is not keeping track of said thoughts. As if FaceBook didn't already have enough data about me that could be used unethically.
Re:Facebook is building brain-computer interfaces for typing... by diminoten on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @04:44PM (#14151597)
A future skill may be not thinking verbally.
Re:Facebook is building brain-computer interfaces for typing... by isomorph on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @04:46PM (#14151611)
When I was younger I used to try not to subvocalise (?) my computer passwords, thinking that might stop someone reading my mind. Might start that again
Re:Facebook is building brain-computer interfaces for typing... by someguy101010 on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @05:46PM (#14152088)
Nasa had an article[0] back in 2004 where they could detect what you were saying with sub vocalization on the skin and were already working on technology to read it through cloths back then, so not to get too tinfoil hat but that might not be all that bad of an idea.

[0]https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/mar/HQ_04093_subvocal_...

Re:Facebook is building brain-computer interfaces for typing... by maggiedean on Thursday April 20, 2017 @03:21AM (#14154618)
Or vice versa, thinking verbally with intent for external apparatus to receive the thought.

How, how many faux pas and freudian slips would occur while people get used to the system! I suspect they will be looked upon similarly as typos are today. After all, you don't have to press send until you're happy with what will be delivered (and if any service doesn't, then they'll quickly be abandoned by their customers).