These Earbuds Read Your Mind... and Are Coming in 2025
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Yacine Aciakh spent over six years as a Senior AI Product Manager at Criteo, one of France's first unicorns, where he grew multiple products to $100M in annual revenue. In 2019, he co-founded Wisear with one clear goal: connecting humans and computers like never before.
In this conversation:
We start by looking into the foundation of neural interfaces
What were some of the challenges when building neural interfaces that fit in your earbuds
He showed me how he could select swipe and even play games completely hands free
We talk about accuracy and how hard it is to learn for users
Yacin shared the launch date and price that felt shockingly closer and cheaper than what I expected
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🔗 Website: https://get.wisear.io/
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PAST EPISODES
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00:00 - Intro & Guest Introduction
04:23 - How Neural Earphones Work
06:21 - Capturing Brain & Facial Activity
07:55 - Neuralink vs. Non-Invasive Tech
10:56 - Hands-Free, Voice-Free Controls
13:43 - Silent Speech Technology
15:46 - Learning Curve & Usability
18:37 - Accuracy & False Positives
19:32 - Live Demo: Music & Tetris
23:08 - Building Mini Neural Interfaces
28:36 - Targeting Accessibility First
32:21 - Why Choose Earphones?
34:45 - Future of Neural Interfaces
38:01 - Pricing & Launch Date
39:47 - Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up