San Francisco: American researchers have developed a new technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to collect complex brain signals and convert them into audible speech in real time, almost simultaneously with an individual's attempt to speak, which represents a quantum leap in the field of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).

According to Qatar News Agency, this technology, developed by a joint research team from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), represents great hope for people suffering from severe paralysis that affects their ability to communicate verbally, enabling them to regain the ability to produce natural speech by directly analyzing brain activity and converting it into sound.

The study's results, published in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience, confirmed that this technology represents a promising step toward enabling people who have lost the ability to speak due to serious illness or injury to regain their ability to communicate. This technology relies on the latest AI modeling techniques, which analyze neural signals and convert them into audible speech in real time, providing an unprecedentedly natural and seamless communication experience.

"Our streaming approach brings the same rapid speech decoding capacity of devices like Alexa and Siri to neuroprostheses," Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley Dr. Gopala Anumanchipalli said.

He explained that the innovation achieves near-simultaneous decoding of neural signals with the pronunciation of words, which opens the door to integrating this technology with neural prosthetic devices.

UCSF neurosurgeon and senior co-principal investigator of the study Dr. Edward Chang explained that this technology relies on the use of precise, carefully designed arrays of high-density electrode arrays that record neural activity directly from the brain surface, providing accurate data essential for training AI models.

He pointed out that the project has now entered the advanced clinical trial phase. "This new technology has tremendous potential for improving quality of life for people living with severe paralysis affecting speech," he added.