Artificial Intelligence converts thoughts into speech

Neuroscientists at Columbia University have discovered a ground-breaking way of turning thoughts into speech, that could potentially give individuals who have lost their ability to speak a voice. Professor Mesgarani and his team from Colombia University are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to recognise patters that appear in someone's brain when they listen to speech. The AI is similar to the algorithms used by Apple for Siri and Amazon for Alexa. Using computer processing software, scientists monitor brainwaves of patients who are unable to vocalise thoughts. They also use neural networks, along with the technology able to channel brain activity into the device to be translated into speech.