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This article focuses on a specific brain-computer interface (BCI) application for speech generation using implanted electrodes, which falls under the intersection of advanced AI algorithms and quantum-adjacent neural hardware research rather than general consumer tech or medical news. The core subject matter is the deployment of machine learning models to decode neural signals for communication purposes in an ALS patient.
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This man with ALS is “the first power user” of a brain implant that lets him speak

MIT Technology Review1 min read

Casey Harrell has had a set of electrodes embedded in his brain for almost three years. Harrell, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and is paralyzed, first used his brain-computer interface (BCI) to “speak” sentences with the help of a research team in 2023. Since then, Harrell has clocked thousands of hours of use. He…

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