Paradromics brain implant lets paralyzed patient converse in real time from imagined speech
alvelda · x · 2026-09-24
Paradromics reported a clinical trial first: a 68-year-old Michigan woman who lost most of her speech used the company's wireless brain implant to hold spontaneous real-time conversations — including over the phone with her grandchildren — even when merely imagining the words. Electrodes read neural signals, which AI decodes into speech. The New York Times covered the story, and former DARPA official aronchick (alvelda) recalled helping founder Matt Angle start Paradromics through DARPA's brain-machine interface ecosystem-building efforts.
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