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China to Establish Committee for Brain-Computer Interface Standards on July 1

Jul 2, 2024, 04:20 AM

On July 1, China announced plans to establish a committee to draft standards for brain-computer interfaces, indicating a significant push to develop this emerging technology. The committee will focus on creating guidelines for brain information encoding and decoding. This initiative is expected to receive policy support from Chinese authorities, as indicated by the involvement of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The announcement, reported by Foster Wong, has led to a rally in stocks of brain-computer interface companies.