Tag: Imagination

Tag Archives: Imagination

23May/23

MRI scans and AI technology really could read what we’re thinking. The implications are terrifying

May 23, 2023ScienceAcademic disciplines, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Brain–computer interface, Brain–computer interfacing, Branches of biology, Computational neuroscience, Creative Commons, Cybernetics, Electroencephalography, Elon Musk, Emerging technologies, George Orwell, Imagination, Joshua Krook, Neuralink, Neurotechnology, SHUTTERSTOCK, Winston Smithadmin

Joshua Krook, University of Southampton

For the first time, researchers have managed to use GPT1, precursor to the AI chatbot ChatGPT, to translate MRI imagery into text in an effort to understand what someone is thinking.

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12Dec/22

Daydreaming’s dark side: the compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives

December 12, 2022Human InterestAnxiety, Creative Commons, Giulia Poerio, Human behavior, Imagination, Maladaptive daydreaming, Mental health, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychiatry, SHUTTERSTOCKadmin

Giulia Poerio, University of Sussex

Despite what we’re often taught to believe, daydreaming can be immensely useful. Not only can it be a source of pleasure and a way to relieve boredom, research shows that our ability to mentally escape the present can also boost creativity, problem-solving and planning, and provide an antidote to loneliness.

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