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Compassionate AI Lab

Is the reference to the Compassionate AI Lab (in the low-cost interface section) WP:DUE? Their leader (according to their site), Amit Ray, seems to be primarily known as a spiritual leader, and their site also promotes his religious ideas ("We are greatly inspired by the words and teachings of compassionate AI master and spiritual scientist Sri Amit Ray. ... His artistic vigor, humanitarian ideals, true independence of mind, genuine love and gentleness find answers to the eternal questions confronting humanity."). Some of the claims he and the lab make about the lab's projects seem implausible (e.g. talking about quantum computing as though it's already usable for AI) or overly broad (from the lab's website: "Our vision: Realizing the full potential of the latest high end technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Cellular reprogramming, Quantum computing, Robotics, omics data integration, brain-computer interface, and precision medicine to eradicate human pain and sufferings and bring joy and happiness at all levels ."). And the only reference for it just goes to Ray's website. Could someone who's more of an expert on AI or BCI confirm whether the Compassionate AI Lab is scientifically credible and, if so, whether they're important enough to be discussed here? - 73.195.249.93 (talk) 18:41, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all! I am a WikiProject Medicine student with a research background in BCIs.

Hello, everyone! I am a medical student participating in a WikiProject Medicine course. My research background is in BCI/neurophysiology and I wanted to do my article edit on BCIs. This Wikipedia page entitled "brain-computer interface" will, I believe, gain more and more traction as the field continues to develop. It will be important for anyone researching BCIs, whether they be in medicine/science or not, to gain an understanding of the history, present, and future of this field.

Areas of this article that I plan to spruce up, in the form of additional information or citations, which lie closest to my realm of research, include:

4.1 Invasive BCIs: Communication BCIs have a long history, and I would like to add the oft-cited communication metrics for BCIs (wpm, etc.), and important milestones.
4.2 Partially invasive BCIs: Many of the field's most recent successes have emerged from this area, in the realm of partially invasive BCIs. I think it would be of use to comment on various speech applications using ECoG, as well as more detail surrounding the use of interventional neurology to deliver devices to the brain, and expand on the benefits/drawbacks of this technique relative to other techniques.
8 Future Directions: In regards to medical applications of BCIs, I'd like to cite the recently published FDA Guidance on BCIs. This has been proposed as a framework to guide groups attempting to use BCIs in medicine.

I think it would also be of use to include a section on technical limitations to BCIs, perhaps under the Human BCI research header. It would be neat to inform readers of electronic, materials, biological, and surgical limitations to implantable BCI systems. As these are currently active areas of engineering, it would be of use to inform the community about specific limitations that have held up the BCI transition to outside the laboratory setting.

Any feedback/collaboration on this would be welcomed!