Rajesh Rao expects everyday brain-computer interfaces within less than 10 years
Neuroscientist Rajesh Rao, of the University of Washington and co-director of its Center for Neurotechnology, believes brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) could have everyday applications, such as controlling a phone with thoughts, within the next decade. Rao presented these views at the fifth International Conference on Active Inference (IWAI). The advance would open possibilities in health, such as helping people with paralysis communicate or control prostheses, but it also raises challenges around medical safety, privacy of brain signals and ethical limits.
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- Rao, co-director of the University of Washington's Center for Neurotechnology, expects everyday BCI applications within less than 10 years.
- The interfaces aim to turn brain signals into instructions to control devices without using hands or voice.
- In health they could help people with paralysis communicate or control prostheses, with varying levels of development.
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