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I’m leaving OpenAI to build telepathy
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Naomi Bashkansky resigned from OpenAI to become a Founding Researcher at Conduit, where she is working on developing telepathy through thought-to-text models. Conduit is collecting large amounts of non-invasive neural data to facilitate this technology.
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- Praise: Thought-to-text is incredible — the potential for direct communication without traditional barriers is a game-changer for those with communication disabilities.
- Praise: Some see a future where this tech could replace keyboards, making interaction more seamless for certain users.
- Concern: The idea of sharing thoughts feels invasive, like walking out of a bakery with flour and eggs — it's unclear if this is really progress or just a bizarre concept.
- Concern: Many commenters express skepticism, comparing the idea to sci-fi fantasies and fearing it might enable unethical uses, like mind-reading on detainees.
- Concern: The term 'telepathy' being used for this tech is seen as an exaggeration, raising questions about the accuracy of such claims and the implications of defining thoughts.