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MIT Researcher Creates Mind-Controlled Internet Search Headset (www.unilad.com)
submitted 9 months ago by Squire1039@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Arnav Kapur developed AlterEgo, a headset that allows users to search the internet using thought
  • The device picks up brain signals associated with words and uses them to query the internet
  • It can answer questions, solve math problems, and access information discreetly and silently.
  • Beyond personal use, it aims to help people with speech disorders like ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and MS (multiple sclerosis).

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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago (4 children)

You can tell it's bullshit right away because it's not anywhere near the brain. How do you pick up brain signals from the jaw? Compare this to what you need for an EEG and all of that gear is there to just record responses to pulses of light.

[–] MajorSauce@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

IIRC, when you think about words, you also emit weak signals to your face like if you were actually pronouncing those words, but too weak to actually activate your muscles..

This device would pick up those signals.

EDIT: not saying this thing works, but the principle is valid.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Shame on me. It's a jaw controlled interface. Like speech. Not brain controlled like... telepathy.

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