CHINESE scientists have reportedly created a “mind-reading” artificially intelligent helmet that sounds an alarm when the wearer looks at pornographic images.
Watching porn is banned in China and scientists think the device could be used by censors to speed up the policing of content.
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The device was created by researchers at Beijing Jiaotong University.
According to the South China Morning Post, some experts are worried that the device will be used unethically.
Watching porn in China or being involved in the porn industry could get someone in serious legal trouble.
One researcher from the University of Science and Technology of China told the outlet: “There is no law to regulate the use of such devices or protect the data they collected.”
The researchers claim to have tested the AI porn helmet on 15 male university students.
The high-tech hat works by scanning brainwaves and looking for spikes in activity when users look at porn.
It’s said to have an 80 percent accuracy rate.
The helmet is supposed to ring an alarm whenever pornographic content is detected.
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It could be used to help the hundreds of people employed by the Chinese government to censor content online.
Researchers think the helmet could help them detect porn with greater accuracy.
The device was never tested on women so it’s unclear how gender would affect the device.
It’s also unclear how the device will filter through other thoughts that could spike similar brainwaves.
