An experimental device has successfully translated signals from the brain into text, and has the potential to help individuals with speech disorders communicate more easily.

Will “improvements” to Text-to-Speech technology make telepathy texting a reality, or create an entirely new set of hurdles?

Earlier this year, former Braintree founder Bryan Johnson publicly announced his plans to forge Kernel, a company with the sole purpose of building hardware and software to augment human intelligence. Today, Johnson is investing $100 million of his own money into the concept...and prepare for animal and human testing trials for a forthcoming device aimed at reducing cognitive deficiencies for sufferers of conditions like Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Johnson explains that individuals facing cognitive deficiencies will be the first super-humans. This is because the FDA has strict regulations around the enhancement of human brains. If the FDA does decide to relax those rules, it will have serious and profound implications around the right to purchase intelligence, and the right to self address diseases like anxiety and depression.

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"I don't love the idea of being a house cat, but what's the solution? I think one of the solutions that seems maybe the best is to add an AI layer," Musk said at the Vox Code Conference."A third, digital layer that could work well and symbiotically."

Are we going too far in destroying Humanity for the sake of our own curiosity? Is it a practical approach to add a third digital layer onto a Human Brain? Your comments and feedback on this upcoming advancement...

In an act of self-governance, these five companies came together today to announce the launch the new Partnership on AI. The group is tasked with conducting research and promoting best practices. Practically, this means that the group of tech companies will come together frequently to discuss advancements in artificial intelligence. The group also opens up a formal structure for communication across company lines.