Interfaces & HCI · Projected milestone
Non-invasive thought typing
Estimated year~2036
25% by 2041 · including earlier years
The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.
Wearable brain sensors decode intended words without surgery.
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Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)
Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.
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Led to
- Sketching by thoughtForecast · ~2038enables
- Thought-typing earbudsForecast · ~2040enables
- Ban on brain-data adsForecast · ~2042enables
- Brain-interface focus aidsForecast · ~2047enables
- Books written by thoughtForecast · ~2048enables
- Brain interfaces as common as phonesForecast · ~2058enables
- Films tuned to your brainForecast · ~2066enables
- Thought-to-text for everyoneForecast · ~2080enables
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.