The Long Search for a Computer That Speaks Your Mind

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Here’s the research setup: A woman speaks Dutch into a microphone, while 11 tiny needles made of platinum and iridium record her brain waves. ... her with ample time to practice,” says Christian Herff, a computer scientist at Maastricht University and one of the lead authors of the new ...

Period9 Nov 2021 → 10 Nov 2021

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  • TitleThe long search for a computer that speaks your mind
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletWired
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
    Date10/11/21
    DescriptionThe trick is to use data from the brain to synthesize speech in real time so users can practice and the machine can learn. We have this super limited data set of just 100 words, and we also had a very short experimental time so we weren’t able to provide her with ample time to practice,” says Christian Herff, a computer scientist at Maastricht University and one of the lead authors of the new paper.
    Producer/AuthorAdam Rogers
    URLhttps://wired.me/science/the-long-search-for-a-computer-that-speaks-your-mind/
    PersonsChristian Herff
  • TitleThe Long Search for a Computer That Speaks Your Mind
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletWIRED
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date9/11/21
    DescriptionHere’s the research setup: A woman speaks Dutch into a microphone, while 11 tiny needles made of platinum and iridium record her brain waves. The trick is to use data from the brain to synthesize speech in real time so users can practice and the machine can learn. We have this super limited data set of just 100 words, and we also had a very short experimental time so we weren’t able to provide her with ample time to practice,” says Christian Herff, a computer scientist at Maastricht University and one of the lead authors of the new paper.
    Producer/AuthorAdam Rogers
    URLhttps://www.wired.com/story/the-long-search-for-a-computer-that-speaks-your-mind/
    PersonsChristian Herff

Keywords

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  • brain computer interfaces
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