The AlterEgo Headset Let's You Silently Communicate With A Computer

[Faybert]

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/the-alterego-headset-lets-you-silently-communicate-with-a-computer/

MIT researchers have unveiled a headset that allows you to communicate with a computer by internally verbalizing words that are picked up by special sensors.

Called AlterEgo, this headset consists of electrodes that pick up neuromuscular signals that are created when a user internally verbalizes words, but does not speak them out loud. These signals are then sent to a machine learning system that is able to interpret the signals as words.

Also included in the headset are a pair of bone-conduction headphones that transmit vibrations that are picked up by the inner ear and are interpreted as words from the computer. This allows the computer to silently communicate with the user, without blocking the ear canal and obstructing the user's hearing.

These technologies allow the researchers to communicate silently with the computer system, while getting answers to questions or sending data that will be used for computational tasks. For example, the headset could be used to provide advice on how to win a game, get the time, or to keep a running tally of items you are purchasing at a store as shown in the video below.
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[vtqhtr413]

This reminds me of the post from Prorootect where a chimpanzee was connected to several electrodes which were in turn connected to a wheel chair of sorts and was able to maneuver it mentally over to a tray with a clump of grapes as a reward. I have to wonder if in the future we will stop speaking verbally. Great post.

How close are we to uploading our brain to a computer?

 

[ForgottenSeer 58943]

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