Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device.

A team of engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed a wearable device that can help people with voice disorders regain their ability to speak. The device, which is a soft, thin, stretchy patch, can be attached to the skin outside the throat and uses machine learning technology to detect movement in the larynx muscles and translate those signals into audible speech with nearly 95% accuracy. The device consists of two components: a sensing component that converts muscle movement signals into electrical signals, and an actuation component that turns those signals into voice expression. The device is non-invasive, lightweight, and can be easily adhered to the throat. The researchers plan to continue expanding the device's vocabulary and testing it in people with speech disorders. [Extracted from the article]