# Ray Kurzweil Joins Subsense as Brain-Computer Interface Advisor

> Ray Kurzweil, the futurist known for bold predictions about merging humans and machines, has joined Subsense as an adviser. The startup is chasing an unusually strange approach to brain-computer interfaces: a nasal spray of nanoparticles paired with magnetic coil stimulation, meant to interface with the brain without the surgery that rivals like Neuralink require. The reality check is that Subsense is still in preclinical testing on mice, with no human trials announced. This is very early, very speculative technology, and Kurzweil's involvement says more about ambition than about near-term results. Still, it is a telling data point about where AI-world attention and money are flowing. As models grow more capable, interest is spilling into the hardware of connecting them directly to human brains, and even long-shot, non-invasive bets are drawing marquee names willing to attach their reputations.

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## Wortins' read

Ray Kurzweil, the futurist known for bold predictions about merging humans and machines, has joined Subsense as an adviser. The startup is chasing an unusually strange approach to brain-computer interfaces: a nasal spray of nanoparticles paired with magnetic coil stimulation, meant to interface with the brain without the surgery that rivals like Neuralink require. The reality check is that Subsense is still in preclinical testing on mice, with no human trials announced. This is very early, very speculative technology, and Kurzweil's involvement says more about ambition than about near-term results. Still, it is a telling data point about where AI-world attention and money are flowing. As models grow more capable, interest is spilling into the hardware of connecting them directly to human brains, and even long-shot, non-invasive bets are drawing marquee names willing to attach their reputations.

## Source

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