An AI Interface Helped an ALS Patient Speak and Return to Work.

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The field of neurotechnology applied to disability has reached a new milestone thanks to a brain-computer interface that has returned communicative and work autonomy to a patient affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This is Casey Harrell, a 47-year-old man with tetraparesis and severe dysarthria resulting from the disease, who has achieved […] The entry A brain implant returns speech and work autonomy to an ALS patient at home appear…

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Researchers at the University of California have developed a system based on a neural interface and machine learning that helps a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis communicate, operate a computer, and work full-time.