AI-Powered Brain-Computer Interfaces: How UCLA’s Breakthrough Could Transform Accessibility

UCLA engineers have developed a wearable, noninvasive BCI that uses AI as a co-pilot, opening new possibilities for people with paralysis and beyond

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For decades, the idea of controlling machines with our thoughts has lived at the intersection of science fiction and scientific pursuit. Recent breakthroughs at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) suggest that this boundary is rapidly dissolving. A team of engineers has developed a wearable, noninvasive brain-computer interface (BCI) that uses artificial intelligence not merely as a tool, but as a co-pilot—helping to infer user intent and complete tasks such as moving a robotic arm or directing a computer cursor.