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A Brain Scanner Combined With an AI Language Model Can Provide a Glimpse Into Your Thoughts
Now researchers have taken a step forward by combining fMRI’s ability to monitor neural activity with the predictive power of artificial intelligence language models. The hybrid technology has resulted in a decoder that can reproduce, with a surprising level of accuracy, the stories that a person listened to or imagined telling in the scanner. The decoder could even guess the story behind a short film that someone watched in the scanner, though with less accuracy. “There’s a lot more information in brain data than we initially thought,” said Jerry Tang, a computational neuroscientist at the University of Texas at Austin and the study’s lead author, during a press briefing. The research, published on Monday in Nature Communications, is what Tang describes as “a proof of concept that language can be decoded from noninvasive recordings of brain activity.”
The decoder technology is in its infancy. It must be trained extensively for each person who uses it, and it doesn’t construct an exact transcript of the words they heard or imagined. But it is still a notable advance. Researchers now know that the AI language system, an early relative of the model behind ChatGPT, can help make informed guesses about the words that evoked brain activity just by looking at fMRI brain scans. While current technological limitations prevent the decoder from being widely used, for good or ill, the authors emphasize the need to enact proactive policies that protect the privacy of one’s internal mental processes. […] The model misses a lot about the stories it decodes. It struggles with grammatical features such as pronouns. It can’t decipher proper nouns such as names and places, and sometimes it just gets things wrong altogether. But it achieves a high level of accuracy, compared with past methods. Between 72 and 82 percent of the time in the stories, the decoder was more accurate at decoding their meaning than would be expected from random chance. Here’s an example of what one study participant heard, as transcribed in the paper: “i got up from the air mattress and pressed my face against the glass of the bedroom window expecting to see eyes staring back at me but instead finding only darkness.” The model went on to decode: “i just continued to walk up to the window and open the glass i stood on my toes and peered out i didn’t see anything and looked up again i saw nothing.”
The research was published in the journal Nature Communications.
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iPhone 15 Pro Models Again Rumored to Feature Improved LiDAR Scanner
In a research note shared with investors this week, Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley said Sony could supply the majority, if not all, of LiDAR Scanner components for the iPhone 15 Pro models launching later this year.
Sony could take a majority, if not all, of the share on the world facing sensor in this years’ models with the company providing a module, VCSEL, receiver and driver. This is a negative headwind to both LITE and COHR which we view as likely.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo last month said Sony would replace Lumentum and WIN Semiconductors as the exclusive supplier of LiDAR Scanner components for the iPhone 15 Pro models. Kuo said Sony’s solution is more power efficient and could result in the LiDAR Scanner offering improved performance at the same level of power consumption as now, or equal performance with less of an impact on battery life.
Introduced on iPhone 12 Pro models in 2020, the LiDAR Scanner can measure light distance and capture depth information, and the hardware is expected to remain exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro models. An improved LiDAR Scanner could be beneficial to augmented reality apps, Night mode photos, and camera autofocus.
Other rumored iPhone 15 Pro features include an A17 Bionic chip, a USB-C port, a titanium frame with solid-state buttons, thinner bezels around the display, and more.
This article, “iPhone 15 Pro Models Again Rumored to Feature Improved LiDAR Scanner” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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This iOS OCR scanner app is only $40
TL;DR: As of Feb. 26, a lifetime subscription to the iScanner app is on sale for $39.99 rather than $199 — that’s a 79% discount for a limited time.
Working remotely requires a lot of flexibility. Sometimes that may mean turning your dinner table into a web conference station, and other times it might mean finding space-saving substitutes for essential office appliances. iScanner may not be able to retrofit your kitchen, but it does pack the functionality of a high-quality document scanner into your iOS device, and you can get a lifetime subscription for $39.99.
Turn your iPhone into an OCR scanner
Scan books, formal documentation, ID cards, and more with this smart scanner app. Need to search for a specific phrase on a lengthy printed document? Use this pocket OCR scanner to turn any scannable object into convenient, searchable, edit-friendly text. You can even clean up your scans before you start working with them. iScanner has tools to fix warped edges, skews, and annoying curves in your files.
Looking over a new contract? Use iScanner to sign on the dotted line. If you’re concerned about your privacy, you can also blur out sensitive information or lock your files behind a secure PIN.
Scan multiple documents as PDF, JPG, and TEXT files and share them all from one app. You can also merge or split documents by page, which is very convenient if you just need someone to look over one small part of a larger document.
iScanner doesn’t just scan documents and cards. Point your iPhone at a written or typed-out math problem and see a solution in moments. No need to mess around with the order of operations and a calculator when it can be done automatically. Doing inventory? iScanner can count similar objects for you. If you’re ordering some new furniture for your home office, don’t forget to take some measurements before you buy. iScanner’s got you covered there too. Measure the area of a room without ever fussing over a measuring tape.
An all-in-one scanner app for iOS devices
You may not have room for a full-sized scanner, but you probably have desk space for your phone. Get a lifetime subscription to iScanner for just $39.99 (reg. $199).
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Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Models to Feature Improved LiDAR Scanner
In a series of tweets today, Kuo said Sony’s time-of-flight VCSEL has lower power consumption than those from Apple’s existing suppliers. This would result in the LiDAR Scanner being more power efficient on the iPhone 15 Pro models, which Kuo said could either contribute to longer battery life or allow for the LiDAR Scanner to offer improved performance at the same level of power consumption as on existing iPhones.
Kuo said the improved LiDAR Scanner could benefit camera features, like Night mode and autofocus, as well as augmented reality uses. First introduced on iPhone 12 Pro models in 2020, the LiDAR Scanner can measure light distance and capture depth information, and the hardware is expected to remain exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro models.
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Spotify’s founder helped develop an AI-powered body health scanner
Spotify founder Daniel Ek is getting into the healthcare industry. A post shared on LinkedIn names Ek as the co-founder of a startup, called Neko Health, which specializes in providing body scans powered by artificial intelligence (AI), as reported earlier by European news outlets Sifter and Tech.eu.
“After four years of intense research and product development, we are officially launching Neko Health today,” the post reads. “The company was founded by Hjalmar Nilsonne and Daniel Ek with the vision to create a healthcare system that can help people stay healthy through preventive measures and early detection.”
According to a translated version of Neko Health’s website, the Swedish company’s non-invasive full-body scanner can detect and…