MIT student creates device that is able to search the entire internet using just his mind
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A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) student has created a device that allows humans to communicate with machines.

Key Points

  • 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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  • Squire1039@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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    4 个月前

    No, it appears to be an external headset, although it was noted that people wearing it looked like they had head injuries, but they are working on improving it so that it is less visible.