AlterEgo

Basics

• A Silent Speech Interface Designed with Human-AI Teaming In Mind
  • Essentially you could search any connected database with the ease of a Voice Assistant without being that guy talking on their Bluetooth Earpiece in a room circa Mid 2000's; you get the picture
• It also has a built in Bone Conduction Earpiece so you can get silent audio feedback

Potential Improvements

• Integration into a pair of headphones akin to those with an integrated microphone
  • Would have stereo sound, and look less odd (Also higher sound quality than Bone Conduction)
• Open Source Hardware and Software
  • That way no-one can essentially eavesdrop on your inner thoughts to an extent
• Bluetooth connection (preferably multi-device) so it can be used with a Smartphone , Smart Watch , or PC as a speech input / sound out, rather than just as a standalone device
  • Could improve the devices SWAP stats
• The other direction to go would be REJECT AESTHETICS! and have an EEJ Cap + AlterEgo + Project North Star (With Eye Tracking, SLAM Module, and Hand Tracking for all of that sweet sweet data and easy access to the outputs of the computer
• Having the Electrodes Mounted in some sort of Hard Hat / Bicycle Helmet Strap etc would be an interesting possibility

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on AlterEgo
• The MIT Media Lab Page on the AlterEgo Project
• A Video by the YouTube Channel " MIT Media Lab " Titled "AlterEgo: Interfacing with devices through silent speech" ( ~1.5 Minute Watch )
• A TED Talk Titled "How AI could become an extension of your mind | Arnav Kapur" ( ~9 Minute Watch )
• A Clip from a 60 Minutes Segment Titled "AlterEgo by Arnav Kapur, MIT Media Lab" ( ~1 Minute Watch )