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Brain Scan Tech 40% Wrong. Your AI Eval is Next - #160
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Brain Scan Tech 40% Wrong. Your AI Eval is Next - #160

Science still means we know nothing...

August 21, 2026 4 min read 991 words Read on Substack →

In 2009, a group of researchers slid a dead Atlantic salmon into an fMRI scanner. They showed the fish photographs of humans in emotionally charged social situations and asked it to determine what emotion each person was experiencing. Then they ran the standard analysis.

The salmon’s brain lit up.

The fish had been dead for some time. The point was never …

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