GoKawiilHarrell can now use the device largely independently. His team has added new features to it, and he also uses it to surf the web and perform his job. “Living with a disease like ALS, you are supposed to have diminished dreams. I do not,” Harrell told MIT Technology Review.
The team behind the device call Harrell “the first power user of a speech BCI.” They now plan to add further enhancements to the device.
Dive into the groundbreaking impact of Casey Harrell’s BCI.
—Jessica Hamzelou
Why do South Koreans love AI so much?
While a public backlash against AI brews across the US, South Koreans are optimistic. Only 16% say they are more concerned than excited about AI—the lowest of the 25 countries surveyed by the Pew Research Center—while 50% of Americans were more worried than excited.
South Koreans share a deep conviction that embracing technology is integral to modernizing the country and cementing its place in the global order. Their fascination with AI is just the latest incarnation of that ethos—and it’s making them anxious to stay ahead.
Read the full story on South Korea’s AI fervour.
—Michelle Kim