No, remote mind reading is not possible. Local mind reading is also not possible, unless under very controlled conditions, it is possible to get a vague understanding as to which part of the brain is working hard, and even "predict" human decision a few seconds ahead.
Remote mind reading is also not really possible with thermodynamic and information theory laws. For example Shannon's channel capacity theorem, used extensively in telecommunication engineering, basically mean that even with the best antenna and best receiver and best coding and generally ideal conditions, it is not possible to receive significant data from a human brain in real time. The human brain just isn't designed to be an antenna, and even if it is, produces extremely faint electromagnetic radiation as a byproduct of signaling with electric potential.
There are also lots of people who do not have an "internal monologue," if that means anything. Once again in summary: no, and no.
Project Summary by Varun Chandrashekhar: "I have designed and developed a speech interfaced for the paralyzed, which they can use to communicate without speaking. This device detects speech-related electrical signals from the throat and converts them into letters or words that we recognize using machine learning models."
Couldn’t a ML model generalize the information into an ontological tree that makes sense in the general case even without internal monologue?
And aren’t you being quite dismissive and definite as an absolute non possibility vs it’s possible up to a measure limited by technology.
Given that something like neuralink works even at the level of today then you have the possibility to predict and mechanize systems based on thought patterns. It becomes a limit of measurement and at what distance. Electrodes in the brain vs whatever signal processing technology avails itself over time.
P.s The mind and cranium work great as an inverted antenna… just put your keys next to your head for 25% increased range of signal when finding your car. :p
Remote mind reading is also not really possible with thermodynamic and information theory laws. For example Shannon's channel capacity theorem, used extensively in telecommunication engineering, basically mean that even with the best antenna and best receiver and best coding and generally ideal conditions, it is not possible to receive significant data from a human brain in real time. The human brain just isn't designed to be an antenna, and even if it is, produces extremely faint electromagnetic radiation as a byproduct of signaling with electric potential.
There are also lots of people who do not have an "internal monologue," if that means anything. Once again in summary: no, and no.