DIY brain-computer interfaces have arrived — why that’s cool (and why it isn’t)

A US-based science group intends to use a “crowd sale” to distribute brain-computer interfaces to a community of hackers. Dun-dun-dunnnnn! Another way of putting it: A PhD student and an artificial intelligence expert are planning to sell some nifty brain-computer interfaces they cobbled together. And, for some weird reason, they’ve called their company Hacker BCI and given it the tagline: “from hackers for hackers.” Per the duo’s website: In our definition “Hackers” are creative problem-solvers, who will find something that others won’t be able to find, and think the way others won’t think. The NSA might disagree. Up front: Brain-computer…This story continues at The Next Web https://thenextweb.com/news/diy-brain-computer-interfaces-have-arrived-why-thats-cool-why-isnt