A New Party Trick: A Hearing Aid That Reads Minds (VIDEO)

The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University

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Columbia engineers are announcing an experimental technology that mimics the brain's natural aptitude for detecting and amplifying any one voice from many. Powered by artificial intelligence, this brain-controlled hearing aid acts as an automatic filter, monitoring wearers' brain waves and boosting the voice they want to focus on.

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Columbia's Zuckerman Institute

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