this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2025
22 points (95.8% liked)

Technology

2384 readers
197 users here now

Which posts fit here?

Anything that is at least tangentially connected to the technology, social media platforms, informational technologies and tech policy.


Rules

1. English onlyTitle and associated content has to be in English.
2. Use original linkPost URL should be the original link to the article (even if paywalled) and archived copies left in the body. It allows avoiding duplicate posts when cross-posting.
3. Respectful communicationAll communication has to be respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences.
4. InclusivityEveryone is welcome here regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
5. Ad hominem attacksAny kind of personal attacks are expressly forbidden. If you can't argue your position without attacking a person's character, you already lost the argument.
6. Off-topic tangentsStay on topic. Keep it relevant.
7. Instance rules may applyIf something is not covered by community rules, but are against lemmy.zip instance rules, they will be enforced.


Companion communities

[email protected]
[email protected]


Icon attribution | Banner attribution


If someone is interested in moderating this community, message @[email protected].

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Patients with ALS often lose their ability to speak making it harder to communicate with their family. This AI-powered device wants to change that.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Oh hey, another BCI startup. This one seems promising. I published in the field so I'm happy to answer questions.

I did some digging over my morning coffee and couldn't find any more details about the AI features. If I had to guess they might have a machine learning algorithm which helps decode brain signals. The company website seemed more geared towards creating a platform for EEG research and didn't mention the AI at all? I may have missed it in my quick review.

I'm less familiar with visual evoked potentials, but they should be a lot easier to read than other neural signals. This is a big plus because it means the device tolerates more noise. I'm curious if it's reliable enough to function in the "real world" - some EEGs are so sensitive that they even pick up electrical noise from wires in the walls. You can post process some, but not all, of the noise from your environment.

I've felt the real BCI future is with functional near infrared devices but I'm yet to see a breakthrough into commercial devices.