Facebook Finally Released Details on Their Top Secret Brain-Computer Interface – Futurism

In Brief Regina Dugan, a former DARPA executive and current head of Facebook's mysterious Building 8, has released information about the work that the social media giant has been doing on brain-computer-interfaces meant to let you "communicate using only your mind."

Facebooks annual developers conference is in full swing this week. Ultimately, the event serves as an opportunity for the company to unveil their most innovative products and reveal key details about upcoming projects. And nothing is more promising or intriguing than whats coming out of Facebooks mysterious Building 8(B8).

Currently, we know very little about B8, as none of their projects have been officiallydetailed, but rumors are swirling, and its not like we dont know anything. We have some big, overarching information about the general work being done.It seems that B8 is working on four primary projects. These are said to include augmented reality, drones, cameras, and direct brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).

Yes, Facebook is working on computers that are meant to interface with our brains.

During the opening event yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that, today, speakers at the conferencewoulddiscuss where they are in relation to their work on the BCI technology.

At the event, he stated that we would hear from Regina Dugan about some of the work that [they are] doing to build even further out beyond augmented reality, and that includes work around direct brain interfaces that are going to, eventually, one day, let you communicate using only your mind.

Dugan is aformer DARPA executive. She also worked for Googles advanced projects division. Now, Dugan has finally released information about the work B8 has been doing. The highlights and video of the event are below (this story is developing):

This article has been updated to clarify the nature of the brain interface and what information Facebook is hoping to capture and transmit to the outside world.

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Facebook Finally Released Details on Their Top Secret Brain-Computer Interface - Futurism