Hard to believe it’s real, but it is. Developed at MIT.
From the company’s website: “Your thoughts stay private. AlterEgo only responds to intentional, silent speech. Your private thoughts stay private, and you direct every interaction.”
But that assertion assumes people can fully control their thoughts.
There are “neural rights” privacy experts who are heavily debating this tech. The nation of Chile went so far as to protect neural rights in their constitution.
https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/alterego/frequently-asked-questions/#faq-how-does-the-system-work
For something as closed-loop as a keyboard? Shut up and take my money, I need portable keyboard that doesn’t set my arm nerves on fire.
For anything touching the internet? Kill -9 it with fire. All the fire. Declare a butlerian jihad against this, Chile didn’t go far enough.
Edit after reading more: oh shit, its all hype.