While study participants were hooked up to the fMRI, the team at Radboud displayed photographs of individual humans and asked participants to study them closely. The information from the fMRI was fed into a powerful AI algorithm called a Generative Adversarial Network, or GAN. Based on the neurological data received, the GAN was able to construct photo-like images similar to those shown to the participants. While the visual stimuli and AI-constructed images aren't perfect matches--in one pair, a man ages a bit, while in another a woman goes from strawberry to bleach blonde--they're surprisingly close.

Fintechs lead as Verdict lists the top five terms tweeted on disruptive tech in Q2 2020, based on data from GlobalData's Influencer Platform. The top tweeted terms are the trending industry discussions happening on Twitter by key individuals (influencers) as tracked by the platform. New technologies and increased collaboration with fintechs shaping payments and the role of fintechs startups in transforming financial services, and innovation, were popularly discussed in Q2 2020. According to an article shared by Antonio Grasso, a digital transformation advisor, new technologies and collaborations with fintehcs were defining the future of payments. For instance, payment companies were acquiring or collaborating with SaaS companies focused on serving such as students and restaurants, the article noted.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Are we moving a bit closer to the day when machines can read our minds? Scientists have developed a system using artificial intelligence that can turn brain activity into text. At the moment, it works on neural patterns interpreted when someone speaks aloud, but there is hope among researchers that it could eventually be used for patients who are unable to speak or type. "We are not there yet but we think this could be the basis of a speech prosthesis," Joseph Makin, co-author of the research from the University of California, San Francisco, told The Guardian.

Are we moving a bit closer to the day when machines can read our minds?

Reading minds has just come a step closer to reality: scientists have developed artificial intelligence that can turn brain activity into text. While the system currently works on neural patterns detected while someone is speaking aloud, experts say it could eventually aid communication for patients who are unable to speak or type, such as those with locked in syndrome. "We are not there yet but we think this could be the basis of a speech prosthesis," said Dr Joseph Makin, co-author of the research from the University of California, San Francisco. Writing in the journal Nature Neuroscience, Makin and colleagues reveal how they developed their system by recruiting four participants who had electrode arrays implanted in their brain to monitor epileptic seizures. These participants were asked to read aloud from 50 set sentences multiple times, including "Tina Turner is a pop singer", and "Those thieves stole 30 jewels".