Within five years, IBM believes we'll begin to see early applications of mind reading technology that up to now have been little more than science fiction fantasies. The geeks in blue are, at this very moment, researching ways to link your brain to electronic devices so, for example, you could simply think about calling someone on your smartphone and it would happen. And looking longer term, IBM believes brain control will take over manual typing.

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Maximum PC | Mind Reading a Reality in Five Years, IBM Says

Hmmm, could end up creating a new kind of con man. Somebody good at thinking what they're not really thinking. Just what they want you to think they're thinking.... I think.