How AI could become an extension of your mind

How AI could become an extension of your mind | Arnav Kapur

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5 жыл бұрын

Try talking to yourself without opening your mouth, by simply saying words internally. What if you could search the internet like that -- and get an answer back? In the first live public demo of his new technology, TED Fellow Arnav Kapur introduces AlterEgo: a wearable AI device with the potential to let you silently talk to and get information from a computer system, like a voice inside your head. Learn more about how the device works and the far-reaching implications of this new kind of human-computer interaction.
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@Smoth48 3 ай бұрын

Four years ago, and I've never even heard of this until now... How is this not being talked about? How is this not being made into a product?

@kazu6793 3 ай бұрын

He's dead

@seal2560 Ай бұрын

Elon probably got rid of him

@revolvency 5 жыл бұрын

Future: Hmm, why the AI keeps telling me to jump from this particular bridge?

@Beta3 5 жыл бұрын

just do IT

@augusto7681 5 жыл бұрын

Why it keep suggesting me to buy the premium version of something. Because they will put ads in it too. Haha

@UnrealOcean 3 жыл бұрын

you're a goofy

@cad3nce 5 жыл бұрын

Eric looks like a cyborg already.

@calvino6949 5 жыл бұрын

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist Cyborg is a portmanteau of "cyber" and "organism." To look like a cyborg is to be rigid and unnatural. While his joke is uncalled for, it is etymologically sound.

@CptMartelo 5 жыл бұрын

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist Sometimes I'm not sure if people are actually butthurt at a really obvious joke or not.

@garrettinvictusstormborn1239 5 жыл бұрын

He looks like a refugee coward

@YunisRajab 4 жыл бұрын

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist you seem like a butt hurt cyborg

@saurabhmishra6244 3 жыл бұрын

I never seen a duct tape cyborg, not even of 80s Hollywood movies.

@shelbyg.8553 5 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of people are misunderstanding the fact that this device interacts only with your vocal cords and inner eardrums, NOT with your inner thoughts and consciousness. It picks up on deliberate vocalizations. So it's essentially like talking to Siri without opening your mouth.

@AM-fh7ek 5 жыл бұрын

S Go give it a few years. good riddance why are people so ignorant and naive.. The worst combination evet

@thebeesknees1162 5 жыл бұрын

@@AM-fh7ek Then you don't have to participate in any future implants and just rely on these more private devices. I don't see a world where these implants would become necessary in currently free countries as those kind of regulations haven't been implemented for tvs, computers and phones. You'll be fine.

@YunisRajab 4 жыл бұрын

@@thebeesknees1162 what implants? This is not an implant. He just showed how it can change people's lives. Wtf are you on?

@IIsuperbearII 4 жыл бұрын

S Go so do you talk to it by humming?

@oliveeisner8964 3 жыл бұрын

@@thebeesknees1162 This is lo tech gadgetry. They can already read our minds & control bodily functions without chips, implants or devices. People won't have a choice to opt out. If they want to connect to you then they will. It's happening.

@11cylynt11 5 жыл бұрын

Oh yea I remember this Black Mirror episode.

@TheSoulofaGremlin 5 жыл бұрын

And it's *real*.

@foggyblues13 5 жыл бұрын

That's what makes Black Mirror so scary. Most of the technologies from the episodes are almost here.

@JORDAN77777777777 5 жыл бұрын

To paraphrase John Oliver "The robot apocalypse was inside us the whole time."

@TheWormzerjr 5 жыл бұрын

click my name to watch Son of Perdition part 3 then 4

@Gawain_7 5 жыл бұрын

I love how this is comimg from someone with a my little pony profile pic no offense just it's kinda funny

@TheWormzerjr 5 жыл бұрын

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist Are you getting worried?

@TheWormzerjr 5 жыл бұрын

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist how is my video flawed, or are you deceived

@TheWormzerjr 5 жыл бұрын

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist Whats the flaw? YOu.

@simonhxrt3362 5 жыл бұрын

The video should be called “How to cheat in School”

@whatthepick 4 жыл бұрын

You sir think alike XD

@bebehasbebehas2287 3 жыл бұрын

How to get smart at meetings and not to offend your colleagues by not paying attention. (or how to google in AR glasses without anybody noticing Or How to get smart answers without giving yourself out by loud clicking.

@viveknishad5262 3 жыл бұрын

In Real world result matters more than how you did it.

@daowiz001 5 жыл бұрын

This is the most viable AI interface I have seen or heard of ever. Very safe and human centered. Looking forward to seeing where this goes..

@joshbreidinger2616 5 жыл бұрын

Yep. I'm following Arnav Kapur very closely now. Could be the next big billionaire.

@tempname8263 5 жыл бұрын

That's what Elon Musk's Neuralink is trying to do too.

@daowiz001 5 жыл бұрын

@@tempname8263 Elon has been talking about implants and wires into the brain, doesn't sound very appealing. If you have any more details I'd like to hear more but this simple subvocal interface seems very viable right now.

@thebeesknees1162 5 жыл бұрын

@@daowiz001 I agree, this is way better than an implant since it can be easily taken off if there's a new security vulnurability discovered or if the device stops working.

@tempname8263 5 жыл бұрын

@@daowiz001 How else are you going to make an human brain extension?

@danielsteel5251 5 жыл бұрын

3:30 "The control, in all situations, resides with the user." For now.

@teejaydavid9871 5 жыл бұрын

yes, for now

@TN-ec6ig 5 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Steel, coding, or what AI is based or built on, cannot go out of its function. It has no free will, and let alone will not try to take control...

@kenivia9476 5 жыл бұрын

@@TN-ec6ig molecules, or atoms or what humans are based or built on, cannot go out of its function. It has no free will, and let alone will not try to take control...

@kenivia9476 5 жыл бұрын

@@TN-ec6ig im not trying to be mean or anything but this is not true

@tharushafernando4410 5 жыл бұрын

@@TN-ec6ig I am pretty sure it is a joke.

@MrSirAussie 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Mind Boggling.........Fascinating & Futuristic Invention. thank you & Best Wishes

@Anu-hi9jh 5 жыл бұрын

Lol I just watched black mirror and then this popped up in my recommendations. Crazy lmao

@Ndk_-oy3jh 5 жыл бұрын

Same wtf

@101nka 5 жыл бұрын

What if this popped up in your Submissions because you the type of person to watch black mirror

@OktoPutsch 5 жыл бұрын

Google knows you better than anyone else.

@michaelayeni177 5 жыл бұрын

same

@freudeskraut 5 жыл бұрын

Same, just the other way around :D

@flikkie72 5 жыл бұрын

This is the most impressive thing I've seen in a long long time

@bebehasbebehas2287 3 жыл бұрын

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist but humans are organic matter and they are the biggest source of evil. 'Soul' is software.

@SB4F 3 ай бұрын

More impressive than LLMs? It's really cool but AlterEgo is basically just a quiet way to connect to google assistant/Siri through sound and vibrations. Here is something really interesting, look up "EEG and fMRI in Brain neural activity decoding". The quality of image decoding they've reached is insane.

@mystical_maverick_morgan2375 5 жыл бұрын

This was an interesting talk. It changed the way I think about AI 👍

@Jimmy4video 5 жыл бұрын

"Imagine perfectly memorizing things." Um you mean imagine getting perfect exam grades without memorizing things.

@BlaZay 5 жыл бұрын

Grades are just an arbitrary evaluation of your ability to memorize and link pieces of information together anyway. The sooner they become useless, the better imo.

@bhavinb.artstation 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine yur thoughts just leaked out by hacking tht device ?

@bebehasbebehas2287 3 жыл бұрын

@@bhavinb.artstation I can imagine it. It's like cutting away a piece of my organic brain and making it still function. It's difficult nowadays.

@leena656 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible technology! I can understand why people are scared and sceptic about it's usage. With all technology there are pros and cons, and this kind of technology falling in the wrong hands could be catastrophic, but it also has so much potential to do good and enhance our lives!

@xaviermccomb6714 11 ай бұрын

He's created it. Just recently released the video "The man has the internet in his head"

@buddy77587 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fabulous

@Jasleenisis 5 жыл бұрын

This is amazing and scary at the same time. It gives hope to those who needs help in communicating like Doug who has ALS, but this also gives me all the scary scenarios in Black Mirror.

@auzziekeyz6214 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing way of thinking about it

@4G12 5 жыл бұрын

"Cortana, decrypt the enemy's communications."

@jedics1 5 жыл бұрын

When you consider the last real game changing human to computer interface was the mouse I'd say the next large step in computers is increasing how fast we can interact with them and how seamless this becomes so the laptop or the phone become obsolete and we can continue on down the metaphorical street and our digital world becomes as seem less and walking, talking and thinking.

@makarena8019 5 жыл бұрын

So it basically records everything you ever say. Probably anything getting through your throat as well, like your blood pressure and stuff, and in the future any signal you send to your limbs and who knows what. Also thinking out loud is now a dangerous activity and they can probably catch a lot of thoughts that were not for them to hear. More features like gps and health management will definitely be developped afterwards. Really looking forward to it.

@hriteshtkr1120 5 жыл бұрын

Never ever imagined about this !! Are you guys crazy

@Jay-fj3dv 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing 🙋‍♂️

@rati_rjn6787 10 ай бұрын

❤would love to share this Time saving device. Thanks for making a revolution child

@aanand2610 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!

@madeleinemaddelleine4947 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent advance, fantastic

@fleetwoodray 3 жыл бұрын

And I thought we finally connected AI with the human conscious thought. Sounds like the voice was interpreted from the vocal chords, along the jaw line and feedback to the ear.

@DistortedV12 5 жыл бұрын

Seems like a cool way to communicate privately in an office setting if on some type of blockchain network. Maybe even DARPA uses something like this.

@hitoshiyamauchi 5 жыл бұрын

The researcher's intention seems good. But I recall a story called 'fire bird' by Osamu Tezuka. In the story, this kind of device was used for brain wash by a dictator. Anything you think, the dictator always FIX your idea using the inner voice. (it's an old story, that device used as a mask.) The main character in the story shout 'please stop talking from my inside', and try to cut his head off to stop the voice. Since the device is a punishment device against the dictator and he cannot remove the device. This technology is such a sharp double edge sword. If it is used for the people, I see the benefit, but if it was abused, I am terrified.

@anitamehra8008 3 ай бұрын

Where is his device now and where is he now??

@user-wg3or1tu5y 5 жыл бұрын

This is scary amazing technology

@lissy9468 5 жыл бұрын

Woooow...... amazing!!!

@yevhenkolotov 5 жыл бұрын

it's awesome & defenetely the future of interfaces

@luisduron2333 5 жыл бұрын

This is so cool

@yoganandhana889 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea 💡..

@sixxamfan13XXX 5 жыл бұрын

This is freakin cool!

@EsraaBassiouni 5 жыл бұрын

Wow

@anshapradhan1949 3 жыл бұрын

Can anyone link me to Arnav Kapur's socials or any contacts for this device? It would be helpful since my father is an ALS patient.

@YASHPRATAP007 5 жыл бұрын

damn !!! that's amazing and frightening at the same time.....🤯

@traywor1615 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i like especially the part, how it could help people, who cannot speak.

@iz_ray2479 5 жыл бұрын

@@traywor1615 if you can't speak then you should deal with it.

@BlaZay 5 жыл бұрын

@@iz_ray2479 That's either very rude and insensitive, or a lame troll. If we can do something to fix/compensate for it safely, why shouldn't we ?

@AmanSS890 8 ай бұрын

This can help people that can’t speak

@achintyanaidu6827 3 жыл бұрын

When you realize that this guy is an Indian and from iitd . True motivation!!

@Roaming_with_akshay 5 жыл бұрын

awesome idea

@tobebest233 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing ！！！

@dmitriyannomahayana6272 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome.....

@sownheard 5 жыл бұрын

the return of ted :3

@DistortedV12 5 жыл бұрын

Arnav! I know him. He's at MIT Media Lab.

@rr8587 Ай бұрын

Its alive?

@KevinP32270 3 жыл бұрын

FREAKING EPIC.

@iriya3227 5 жыл бұрын

The singularity is near...

@boriscuduco4377 4 жыл бұрын

no, it is not.

@yashsonawane2233 2 жыл бұрын

Yuval Noah Harari!!!

@chemboagatha792 11 ай бұрын

I can't believe this was 4 years ago, wheres this tech now?

@thebcaphiloshfer Ай бұрын

Amazing love from india

@dramos0805 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@wonderful888 5 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to that. Great idea. Keep it up!

@_luni_2834 5 жыл бұрын

You do know that they will manipulate the way we think and make the user their slave..? please dont promote this thing. it will make us less human and more robotic.

@thebeesknees1162 5 жыл бұрын

@@_luni_2834 We could limit it by having an off switch, so we can just turn it off if it's annoying. And what does it mean to be human in this case? We already have the ability to search anything up with our computers, what difference would this be?

@wonderful888 5 жыл бұрын

@@_luni_2834 Sorry friend, but it is very clear you do not understand how the device works. It's a one-way street in this design, no room for manipulation, although certain skepticism is always healthy. Have a good day!

@_luni_2834 5 жыл бұрын

@@wonderful888 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7uiach_npOynHk.html watch this video. You clearly dont know the problems of this technology and how harmful it will be to the human society. please dont promote things you clearly have no idea about its cons. have a nice day and hopee it helps.

@BlaZay 5 жыл бұрын

@@_luni_2834 LMFAO gtfo with your conspiracist bullshit, ain't nowhere near eye-opening, it's just alarming how some people just see schemes everywhere. You think this thing can manipulate you ? You're just asking to be manipulated to prove your point at this point. I'll gladly debunk all of it if you insist however.

@tobebest233 5 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of the Stem in the movie Upgrade.

@Anlerolo 5 жыл бұрын

I. Need. This. Now.

@ssjc02 5 жыл бұрын

What if it unintentionally spits the evil plans that I have in my head for my enemies?

@MacroTh3ory 11 ай бұрын

This should be placed on comma patients to see if they are trying to communicate.

@sm3227 5 жыл бұрын

Great! Speechless! (I mean that!)

@KassandraRahman 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to sign up for a trial? My daughter has Autism and has issues processing communication. I would love nothing more than to know what is going on in her mind to know how to better her life.

@M.Evra91 5 жыл бұрын

After reading that book about Theranos (Bad Blood), I can't help but being skeptical about the progress he has displayed. How do we know these results were really live?? How do we know it wasn't pre-recorded? If he really wanted to convince us, he should have asked the host to pick a random person in the audience to ask a question so we can see what happens.

@jimmycorkhill1390 5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I don't doubt his psychopathy. I'm very sure this in play and the next generations will bring on the hive mind. Best wishes. FreeJulianAssangeFreePalestineFreeUsAll.

@emmie1176 2 жыл бұрын

His job isn't to convince you, he's here to talk about his (already proven) research and developed device.

@M.Evra91 2 жыл бұрын

@@emmie1176 One of the purpose of these presentations is to lure in investors, genius. So yea, he does need to convince his audience

@zimbu_ 5 жыл бұрын

If those demonstrations were an accurate representation of where they're at with speech recognition without data from lip&jaw movements, then they're way ahead of the competition in creating valuable technology. Other than that, it's more likely to become a wearable Alexa than the key to a transhumanist utopia the presenter seems to think it is.

@DavidSanchez-vx4bv 5 жыл бұрын

Finally we are watching the first frog leaps... not minuscule steps.. and with the years, these leaps wiill be huge! I know, it could lead to the Human be "connected" 100% of the time.. and sooner or later the reader will be in the Brain, not attached to the vocal system... we will see, by then, how this looks....

@Vetrivel.Shanmugam 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations !

@parekhjay3703 3 жыл бұрын

Where can i buy or get this device?

@biankeduplessis6356 11 ай бұрын

This device can be modified for medical purposes to use on coma patients to help them communicate with doctors and family. This idea was something I thought about immediately after seeing this video on 22/07/2023. I live in South Africa Gauteng and my name is Bianke Du Plessis and I heard many medical stories about doctors saying people can hear and understand you while the patient is in comatose state.

@udaykadam5455 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it could be used to interpret what babies and animals are trying to say.

@cuscof2 5 жыл бұрын

@@newrev9er Many animals have their own methods of speech, such as elephants and dolphins. If they could learn to use this the AI could translate to human concepts.

@shelbyg.8553 5 жыл бұрын

Babies can yet deliberately form words, so it probably wouldn't work with them, however, this technology could possibly pave the way for new tech that can read what some more intelligent animals (i.e., apes) are trying to say in a way that is comprehensible for humans

@jimmycorkhill1390 5 жыл бұрын

The stupidity of tedtalk audiences never ceases to amaze. Reading the comments to this talk....makes me think replacement by AI altogether is the way to go. Best wishes.

@TN-ec6ig 5 жыл бұрын

@uday kadam, babies and animals have undeveloped brains, therefore, this technology will not work on these “untrained” brains

@udaykadam5455 4 жыл бұрын

@@TN-ec6ig Actually I remember reading a paper about how trained model was able to reproduce what you are watching in realtime literally. So I am not saying above technology would be sufficient but its well known that your brain instantly develop picture of things you are in desire of. Eg child crying due to hunger might develop picture of bottle that satisfies his/her need everytime (correlation pattern).

@jermainebillybob7224 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe I've misunderstood, but it sounds like this technology does not give us any new abilities at all - it just removes the need to speak. I struggle to see the benefits of this type of human-computer interaction compared to a human simply typing into a computer or speaking to it (except obviously in the case of people with disabilities). I don't see how having a computer inside our head, compared to outside of our body is any kind of advantage. We should remember that when we use computers and the internet as we do now - without physical integration of brain and machine - we are already augmenting our intelligence, just not in a cool sci-fi way. When he says what are the implications of this technology 'silent texting', 'automatic translation' etc. they don't actually seem that amazing compared to the similar technology that already exists - except for helping disabled people which is obviously incredibly cool and important, is this stuff actually useful for the rest of us? (I'm not an expert on neurotechnology or anything so genuine question and don't take my ideas too seriously).

@emmie1176 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to use my thoughts to engine search something instead of using my phone or laptop. A little over a decade ago it was a strange idea to carry around a cellphone as well

@ramymohamed3742 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing I need this project and its data please

@JesusChristDenton_7 Жыл бұрын

Sarif was right about one thing. It's in our nature to want to rise above our limits. Think about it. We were cold, so we harnessed fire. We were weak, so we invented tools. Every time we met an obstacle, we used creativity and ingenuity to overcome it. The cycle is inevitable. - Deus Ex Human Revolution

@rohitkashyap1051 9 ай бұрын

Also dopamine

@ursulacaldwell6745 3 жыл бұрын

Where can buy AlterEgo ?

@zackandrew5066 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@educationalegalweapontocha8985 4 жыл бұрын

What an invention,bhaiya

@happyguy8725 5 жыл бұрын

👍amazing, the future looks more amazing every day

@bebehasbebehas2287 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine AR glasses like Vuzix, and this device. You would be able to Google at your meetings, and nobody would criticize you for not paying attention.

@adityav.joglekar3343 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, maybe a little scary? I can totally imagine a Black mirror episode based on this.

@adityav.joglekar3343 5 жыл бұрын

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist haha. You obviously have not been looking around at the recent developments in AI my friend.

@indianaindiana9039 5 жыл бұрын

I think the part of the presentation where the subject says the weather was silly, as he probably already knew the weather. It would have been better if he had been asked a question he didn’t already know the answer to.

@ampostata 5 жыл бұрын

The answer it is not the important thing. It is just the ouput. The very interesting thing is the way they are able to get the input.

@DavidSanchez-vx4bv 5 жыл бұрын

@@ampostata exactly, this is NOT voice recognition.. is reading from the nerves usds to say a word... the AI read the patterns and correctly discovers what the person wants to say (without say it!)... Sooner or later, would be a brain reader.. the designer knows it, but wanted to start without ethical challenges...

@maliboo4901 5 жыл бұрын

Speaker is tall, dark, highly intelligent, and gorgeous 😍😍😍😍

@Zahlenteufel1 5 жыл бұрын

I want this.

@samuelalselim6782 11 ай бұрын

This is not creepy this is amazing 👍

@Orthodoxi 5 жыл бұрын

Already done.

@vindyadonahue 3 ай бұрын

Truly Amazing technology. AI technology that does NOT INTERFACE with your consciousness and thoughts but with your vocal chords and nervous system. What a gift for people who need it. A great invention for humanity and a Well articulated talk.

@suryakanth5370 4 жыл бұрын

Super technology amazing 😇😇😇

@NicoAssaf 5 жыл бұрын

I thought the device's name was Rodrigo until I read the description.

@annammarobert9758 2 жыл бұрын

This is crazy!!!

@em00k 5 жыл бұрын

"How AI could become an extension of your mind " posed on 6 June 2019 - forgive me but fucking Ray Kurzweil has been BANGING on about this for the last 20 years yet TED bring it to us today as if its something new.

@ashifkalliyath6414 10 ай бұрын

This is some thing Gonna stuck The Whole AI World ..... Just Extreme version Bro...

@PodMatch_com 5 жыл бұрын

This has been a long time coming - He didn't mention it, but surgically adding these into humans at a young age will be the goal I'm sure...

@zach3360 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like no one is asking this. When could this be released as a product?

@MrMaxSeven 5 жыл бұрын

The Doug looks like John Cramer from Saw film

@theemperor4901 11 ай бұрын

This guy's popping right now on social media.

@iriya3227 5 жыл бұрын

If it's possible to make one for the voluntary nervous system, its also possible to make one for the involuntary brain activity!

@ractmo 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmn 🤔

@onceappuonatime 4 ай бұрын

Rewatching this in 2024 is exciting now that we have the Apple Vision Pro & LLM models, brain computer interface could be the missing puzzle that could render the need for keyboards obsolete.

@DallasHarv 5 жыл бұрын

You all need to watch Ghost In The Shell. The show discussed all of this years ago.

@angrycod_yt9427 5 жыл бұрын

Where can I get one of theseee? 🌼🌼

@ramymohamed3742 4 жыл бұрын

@nikolas8036 5 жыл бұрын

The possibilities of this going wrong are so many. For example, who can guarantee that what you deliberately record to use as a perfect memory (as he said ) won't be available for third party to be red or even worse to augment. Someone could literally change "your" memories... I am not saying the technology is bad, but the people can be - if we ignore this and act like everyone's moral it is like if body would ignore cancerous cell and just let it grow instead of fighting it. Humanity could do great things and technology is the way, we just need to be extremely careful. I support this, but first we really need to build awareness before we merge with AI.