HackerNews Summary (2023-05-01 08PM)

Source: The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide

Summary
The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide is a free book that teaches how to write modules that can be loaded and unloaded from the Linux Kernel without having to reboot the system. The book is constantly updated by various authors.

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📖 The book is distributed for free under the Open Software License, version 3.0.

👥 The book has had several authors who have updated it to keep up with developments in the Linux Kernel.

💻 Kernel modules are pieces of code that can extend the functionality of the kernel without needing to reboot the system.

Source: Brain Activity Decoder Can Reveal Stories in People’s Minds

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Artificial intelligence specialists have created a non-invasive system that records a steady stream of text from people’s brain activity when they listen to stories or imagine speaking. The semantic decoder, developed at The University of Texas, could give the ability to communicate back to those suffering from conditions, such as strokes, that render them incapable of speech. It doesn’t use surgical implants or prescribed words and doesn’t precisely produce a transcription, but it satisfies the intent of the speaker’s words as interpreted by the AI.

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🧠 The semantic decoder can record a stream of text from a person’s imagination or when they listen to podcasts or stories while undergoing FMRI scans.

🩹 Designed for people who are mentally conscious, yet unable to speak.

🤖 The AI system is noninvasive, does not require surgical implants and doesn’t produce word-for-word transcripts.

👥 Participants willingly train the decoder to learn their thought patterns and produce corresponding text from brain activity alone.

🔍 To address concerns about its misuse, results for individuals who had not been trained were unintelligible, and when participants put up a resistance, results were similarly unusable.

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