We all have a voice in our heads. It’s the whispered rehearsal before a big presentation, the silent pep talk before asking for a raise, or the self-critique that reminds us what we wish we hadn’t said. For most of human history, this inner monologue has been locked away, private, and unreachable. But researchers at Stanford University are now tugging at the boundary between private thought and public expression, building brain implants that can decode inner speech—the silent conversations we have with ourselves—and translate them into audible words.
Continue reading… “When Your Inner Voice Finds Its Way Out”Mark Zuckerberg says brain-reading wearables are coming, but certain functions may require implanted devices
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes his keynote speech during Facebook Inc’s annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 30, 2019.
Zuckerberg said on Thursday said that he’s thinking more about brain-controlling wearable and implantable technology.
“The goal is to eventually make it so that you can think something and control something in virtual or augmented reality,” he said.
Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday that he wants to work on brain-controlling wearable and implantable technology, and Facebook’s recent acquisition of CTRL-labs was a step in that direction.
