Technology
Brain implants let paralyzed man write on a screen using thoughts alone – CNET
Researchers combine neural implants with AI to develop a “mindwriting” system that converts imagined writing to text on a screen.
The system uses two implanted electrode arrays that record the brain activity produced by thinking about writing letters. This information is then collected and processed in real time by a computer, which converts that data into words on a screen.
Shenoy lab/Erika Woodrum
Humans have long been fascinated with the idea of someone or something that can read our minds — be it a telepath, a computer or Santa Claus. Now scientists say they’ve developed a system that combines machine learning and a brain-computer…
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