The first results of a project called "Artificial Intuition" are reported on the website of the biotech lab Neiry. Its ultimate goal is to develop a neural interface that will help connect the human brain with the knowledge of all humanity. Currently, the scientists have demonstrated the first implementation on a laboratory rat model.
A neural interface was implanted in a rat named Pythia. The implant works in tandem with an AI. When the animal is asked a question, the AI formulates an answer and then stimulates a specific area of the animal's brain. As a result, the rat always correctly answers any question asked by pressing a key.
For example, scientists asked the Pythia about the structure of proteins, the advisability of choosing a foreign currency mortgage, the function of myelin sheaths, the Python programming language, Albert Einstein's birthday, and hundreds of other questions on various topics. In every case, the Pythia gave the correct answer.
"We wanted to demonstrate the concept of merging natural and artificial intelligence. Now we have plans for much more complex and interesting ideas for interaction between AI and the brain," said Vasily Popkov, head of the Invasive Neurointerfaces Lab at the Moscow State University Institute of Artificial Intelligence.
In the future, the developers plan to create a sought-after user product. "Our user will be able to sense the truth or falsity of any statement or intuitively understand which answer in a test is correct. This will all improve human performance," they stated.
The scientists are currently preparing to publish their results in scientific journals and are planning further research.
Previously, the American company Synchron integrated generative AI into its brain-computer interface to help paralyzed patients communicate and interact with others. The new real-time chat feature offers context- and emotion-based suggestions to make typing easier.
