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UCSF Develops AI Bilingual Brain Implant for Stroke Survivor, Dr. Edward Chang Leads

May 29, 2024, 10:55 AM

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a groundbreaking bilingual brain implant that uses artificial intelligence to help a stroke survivor communicate in both Spanish and English. This innovative technology marks a significant advancement in neural tech, offering new hope for bilingual patients. Dr. Edward Chang, a leading researcher in the project, noted that while speech decoding has primarily been shown for monolinguals, this new development addresses the needs of the bilingual population. The implant works by turning the patient's brain activity into sentences, allowing for fluent bilingual conversation and the ability to switch between languages.