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A man who lost his voice to ALS is back at a full-time job, speaking through a brain implant

UC Davis researchers fitted a man with ALS with a brain implant whose AI turns his attempted speech into words with about 99% accuracy. He has used it for more than 3,800 hours since 2023 and now works full time as an environmental advocate.

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Losing the ability to speak is one of the cruelest parts of ALS. This system runs at home, about five hours a day, with no researcher in the room. That's the difference between a lab demo and a life.

Back to work, in his own words.

SourceThe Register, via Pulse

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