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Company Unveils 'Near-Telepathic' Wearable for Silent Speech-to-Device Communication

AlteregoCompany Unveils 'Near-Telepathic' Wearable for Silent Speech-to-Device Communication

Company Unveils 'Near-Telepathic' Wearable for Silent Speech-to-Device Communication
Above: A phone listens and transcribes a conversation. Image credit: Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

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Despite the marketing hype about "telepathy" and "mind reading," this device simply detects muscle movements when you silently mouth words — no different from how a keyboard interfaces with your thoughts through finger movements. The technology is essentially silent dictation using facial muscle sensors, operating at the speed of speech rather than thought, making it more akin to advanced voice recognition than any form of brain-computer interface, regardless of the sensationalized claims.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that the FDA will grant Neuralink permission to sell and implant a brain-machine interface device into general consumers by October 2034, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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