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The following essay is a fictional Wikipedia article set 20 in the future, discussing advancements in wearable AI systems, with a particular

AI is the newest tool for surveillance and censorship Try it out! Synopsis Encrypted telecommunication platforms, such as Signal, are a...

We are working on a DIY AI wearable. It is meant to provide a cheap, customizable alternative to startups like Humane or companies like...

How can we harness the power of artificial intelligence and narrative to create a more intuitive and engaging learning experience for...

All problems are interpersonal relationship problems. Welcome to Enact - role-play relationship problems with your friends, augmented by AI.

The most powerful human ability is the ability to change ourselves. Overview GameChanger is an experimental narrative-based framework...

Made possible through the Magic Leap + OpenBCI Emotibit / Apple Watch Overview Emothesia is a sensory augmentation system that interprets...

Introduction We’re building a small non-invasive sensory addition ring for sensing magnetic fields. Equipped with a magnetometer to...

Overview Is mind reading becoming a reality? Recent research suggests that what transpires in our brains might not be as concealed as...

Overview & Purpose Imagine you can embody someone so well, such that when they feel something, you can feel it too. People with...

Symposiums, hackathons, art installations, residency programs, and engineering projects: our founders Alice Cai and Aida Baradari reflect...

Aida wearing LimbX Prototype 3 on her back Overview How do we control an arm easily that does biologically not belong to us?...

Alice, a team-lead for the AtomXR project, demoes AtomXR for a class at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Overview...

Introduction There are currently 4 main interactions and controllers in virtual and augmented reality systems: VR controllers, haptic...

Current version of the AR glasses. Overview The Problem Current commercial AR glasses cost upwards of hundreds of dollars and have little...

Overview Our current extended reality worlds lack consistent synchronous interaction from users and therefore tend to feel empty. From...

Note: this system was built before the release of DALL-E 2 & chatGPT, and thus uses older models. Overview Machine learning (ML) for...