Comments on: Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/machine-translates-thoughts-speech-real-time/ The official Derren Brown Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ReliegiousMarie http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/machine-translates-thoughts-speech-real-time/#comment-48728 ReliegiousMarie Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:23:57 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8732#comment-48728 @Storm...i get your point and find it kind of ''on the edge'' also but, if you suffer from this syndrome...i can so imagine you want to 'get out' no matter what, better sooner then later and are happy that people are actually working on it ....Tricky... @Storm…i get your point and find it kind of ”on the edge” also but, if you suffer from this syndrome…i can so imagine you want to ‘get out’ no matter what, better sooner then later and are happy that people are actually working on it ….Tricky…

]]> By: Nopke http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/machine-translates-thoughts-speech-real-time/#comment-48726 Nopke Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:13:06 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8732#comment-48726 I wonder how they speak to this man and how he gave his permission for this experimental study. Can he read, can he see, can he hear, can he understand stuff. It says he is conscious and having an awake cognitive system. All discovered by the parallel movement of the eyes? Yes and no answers are not very informative. Did they ask the right questions. Didn't they feed him stuff to get the proper answer? Lots of tests (psychological) where yes/no answers are required are way too shallow and simple as well, and totally not giving usefull results. People are not that simple. Never. No-one. Just wonderd .. must be hard on the guy, knowing that he might not benefit from it. Wouldn't he want to die. Let's hope those scientists dont misuse his brain ignoring the guy himself completely. Doesn't that remind you of someone in the past ... I wonder how they speak to this man and how he gave his permission for this experimental study. Can he read, can he see, can he hear, can he understand stuff. It says he is conscious and having an awake cognitive system. All discovered by the parallel movement of the eyes? Yes and no answers are not very informative. Did they ask the right questions. Didn’t they feed him stuff to get the proper answer? Lots of tests (psychological) where yes/no answers are required are way too shallow and simple as well, and totally not giving usefull results. People are not that simple. Never. No-one.

Just wonderd .. must be hard on the guy, knowing that he might not benefit from it. Wouldn’t he want to die. Let’s hope those scientists dont misuse his brain ignoring the guy himself completely. Doesn’t that remind you of someone in the past …

]]> By: roz http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/machine-translates-thoughts-speech-real-time/#comment-48693 roz Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:33:20 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8732#comment-48693 pay no attention to that man behind the curtain... ;) pay no attention to that man behind the curtain… ;)

]]> By: James http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/machine-translates-thoughts-speech-real-time/#comment-48684 James Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:18:34 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8732#comment-48684 Honda used the BMI to communicate to the Asimo robot using only human thought. It's really quite intruiging how far technology is advancing in this area Honda used the BMI to communicate to the Asimo robot using only human thought. It’s really quite intruiging how far technology is advancing in this area

]]> By: Storm™ http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/machine-translates-thoughts-speech-real-time/#comment-48673 Storm™ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:57:28 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8732#comment-48673 I was overjoyed to read this - so I went to the full article - disgusting. The "subject" that they are talking about has the first. They have revised improved and boosted the newer device. Which I read in excitement will instead of only being able to interpret vowel sounds, be able to interpret consonant sounds as well which should enable real time convo . Oh how wonderful for that chap to be able to finally communicate. ER NOPE - cause their new bit of kit is for a new subject. WTF - surely they should give that kit to the guy thats volunteered (though god knows how he did), I think its disgusting that they have a new subject for the new bit of kit. Am I the only one who thinks this is too science and virtually no patient dignity? I was overjoyed to read this – so I went to the full article – disgusting. The “subject” that they are talking about has the first. They have revised improved and boosted the newer device. Which I read in excitement will instead of only being able to interpret vowel sounds, be able to interpret consonant sounds as well which should enable real time convo . Oh how wonderful for that chap to be able to finally communicate. ER NOPE – cause their new bit of kit is for a new subject. WTF – surely they should give that kit to the guy thats volunteered (though god knows how he did), I think its disgusting that they have a new subject for the new bit of kit. Am I the only one who thinks this is too science and virtually no patient dignity?

]]> By: Host http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/12/machine-translates-thoughts-speech-real-time/#comment-48671 Host Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:42:00 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=8732#comment-48671 Absolutely amazing. I wonder how accurate it is? Absolutely amazing. I wonder how accurate it is?

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