The device contains electrodes that pick up neuromuscular signals, which are released when the user thinks of a certain word, silently ‘saying’ it inside his or her head. A machine learning system then interprets the signals and identifies which words the user had in mind.
I’m imagining some of the more…awkward consequences!
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