Key Points

  • Arnav Kapur developed AlterEgo, a headset that allows users to search the internet using thought
  • The device picks up brain signals associated with words and uses them to query the internet
  • It can answer questions, solve math problems, and access information discreetly and silently.
  • Beyond personal use, it aims to help people with speech disorders like ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and MS (multiple sclerosis).

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  • ApeNo1@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    “ I typed my own name into an internet search engine

    And all I got was boobs

    There goes my day again

    There goes my day again

    What’s a man supposed to do? “

    For any fans of Tripod out there :)