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AI tool can read minds and recreate with frightening accuracy

New York Post • October 6, 2026 • science

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Israeli researchers at the Weizmann Institute have developed Brain-IT, an AI program that can accurately reconstruct images people are thinking of by analyzing their brain scans, producing highly detailed and semantically precise recreations.
Unlike previous models that took hours and produced grainy or text-dependent images, Brain-IT can recreate images within an hour and uses an innovative encoder technique to generate a large dataset from a limited number of brain scans.
The system identified 128 functional brain regions linked to specific image types, such as food or sports, and could have applications in helping paralyzed individuals communicate and advancing brain research more efficiently.
Researchers envision future uses including dream reading, though experts express concerns about privacy and the potential for intrusive mind-reading technologies to compromise private thoughts.

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