Scientists have developed a groundbreaking ‘mind-reading helmet’ that translates brainwaves into words.
The remarkable technology works using a sensor-covered helmet that analyses specific electrical activity in the brain as the wearer thinks and turns it into words.
The helmet has been developed by a team at the University of Technology Sydney, who believe it could revolutionise care for those left unable to speak due to a stroke or paralysis.
A video shows a human thinking about a sentence displayed on a screen, which then switched to what the AI model decoded with an almost perfect match.
Professor CT Lin, the lead researcher on the project, said: “This research represents a pioneering effort in translating raw EEG waves directly into language, marking a significant breakthrough in the field.
“It is the first to incorporate discrete encoding techniques in the brain-to-text translation process, introducing an innovative approach to neural decoding.
“The integration with large language models is also opening new frontiers in neuroscience and AI.”
