AI Can Read Your Thoughts — The Future Of Brain-Computer Interfaces

This truth is personal for R. Sterling Snead, founder of the Self Research Institute. Inspired by his nonverbal son, he created a school dedicated to unlocking communication for children who had never had a voice before. As Snead explains:

“Communication isn’t just identity — for many families, it’s survival. The first time my son was able to say ‘I love you,’ after years of silence, I just sat down and cried. That’s the kind of dignity and connection BCIs could unlock."

Stories like Sterling’s highlight why brain-computer interfaces matter: not as novelties, but as lifelines that restore the most fundamental human right, the ability to be heard.