https://posthumanpapers.com/ An independent editorial publication on artificial intelligence, psychology, robotics and the future of being human. Complex ideas, explained clearly and sourced, without hype. en https://posthumanpapers.com/articles/can-ai-read-your-thoughts/ https://posthumanpapers.com/articles/can-ai-read-your-thoughts/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT The Machine Mind A 2023 study in Nature Neuroscience showed that an AI decoder could turn fMRI brain scans into running text that captured the gist of what a person heard or imagined. It only worked after hours of training on that specific person, failed on anyone else, and volunteers could block it simply by thinking about something else. https://posthumanpapers.com/articles/your-brain-is-not-a-camera/ https://posthumanpapers.com/articles/your-brain-is-not-a-camera/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT The Human Mind Perception and judgment are reconstructions shaped by memory, expectation and context. Confirmation bias, the availability heuristic and anchoring are three well-documented shortcuts that make our judgments fast but sometimes wrong, and knowing them is the first step to catching them.