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Indian police are trying to ‘read minds' of suspects, over neuroscientists' objections (www.science.org)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[-] [email protected] 27 points 4 weeks ago

We were afraid of mind reading tech when we should have been afraid of polygraph 2.0: pseudoscience garbage used to manufacture evidence for the state.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

This feels way to close to DNA evidence. Everyone assumed it was foolproof even when it wasn't

[-] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, no. At least DNA evidence is based on some science where this is "reading minds". Do you seriously compare thee two?

[-] [email protected] -1 points 4 weeks ago

They both have the potential to be trusted yo the point of convicting innocent people

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

One of them has the potential to prove someones innocence...

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