Neuralink engineers just built 8 incredible features in only 72 HOURS, working alongside Kenneth, a VOICE study participant with ALS
The team spent three days developing and testing technology designed to turn his thoughts into speech and make everyday communication easier
Here's what they accomplished:
1. Neural voice activity detection - automatically recognizes when he intends to speak
2. Real-time neural visualizations - displays neural activity as it happens
3. Grok agent integration - a prototype that performs computer tasks from instructions given through his thoughts
4. Ordering coffee in public - his thoughts are converted into spoken words through his phone
5. iOS keyboard dictation - enters text directly into iPhone apps using brain signals
6. New editing flow - makes correcting and editing decoded speech easier
7. Lock screen Live Activity - enables speech without unlocking his phone
8. Speech into phone calls - sends his synthesized voice directly into conversations
And the most extraordinary part is seeing this technology being demonstrated beyond the laboratory and being used in the real world
Kenneth is already using Neuralink to order coffee, interact with his computer, and have phone conversations with his loved ones
All eight features were developed and demonstrated during a 72-hour engineering sprint
This is truly life-changing
The team spent three days developing and testing technology designed to turn his thoughts into speech and make everyday communication easier
Here's what they accomplished:
1. Neural voice activity detection - automatically recognizes when he intends to speak
2. Real-time neural visualizations - displays neural activity as it happens
3. Grok agent integration - a prototype that performs computer tasks from instructions given through his thoughts
4. Ordering coffee in public - his thoughts are converted into spoken words through his phone
5. iOS keyboard dictation - enters text directly into iPhone apps using brain signals
6. New editing flow - makes correcting and editing decoded speech easier
7. Lock screen Live Activity - enables speech without unlocking his phone
8. Speech into phone calls - sends his synthesized voice directly into conversations
And the most extraordinary part is seeing this technology being demonstrated beyond the laboratory and being used in the real world
Kenneth is already using Neuralink to order coffee, interact with his computer, and have phone conversations with his loved ones
All eight features were developed and demonstrated during a 72-hour engineering sprint
This is truly life-changing
