A Dallas company wants to use mind-reading technology to let the world hear nonverbal people's thoughts
Summary
The company uses machine-learning to predict trends in the financial markets, analyze essays for police academies to determine if trainees would be a good fit and work with human resources departments to identify traits of top performers. But the artificial intelligence company is working on its most ambitious project yet — developing a system that tracks brainwaves, recognizes patterns and interprets the intentions behind them. Thierry Hubert, chief executive of Darwin Ecosystem, and his team are testing the technology with a quadriplegic young woman in Ontario who has a rare neurological disorder. Darwin Ecosystem has collaborated with partners, including IBM and Tanmay Bakshi, a Canadian teenager whos an artificial intelligence prodigy. Ross Power, the companys chief innovation officer, said hes inspired by what he learned when working at a rehabilitation center with teenagers years ago.