Unlocking the Mind.

was to create a profitable consulting business that could generate capital to invest in startups, which would then create more capital to invest in accelerating BCI to increase human capabilities and solve AI alignment. This plan has worked better and faster than we expected.

We've made quantifiable progress in enhancing human abilities through accelerating BCI development. This has been achieved by our dedicated BCI and AGI Alignment teams, with advancements made via open-source software, expert collaborations, research initiatives, and increased community engagement.

Demonstrating our technical expertise, we won first place in the Neural Latent Benchmark Challenge, a prestigious competition in the BCI community that applies machine learning to neural signals. We have open-sourced our solution and funded the second round of the competition as a means to propel the BCI field forward.

To ensure the relevance and effectiveness of our efforts, we have established collaborations with respected experts in the BCI, neuroscience, cognitive science, and AGI sectors, including Dr. Sumner Norman, our former Chief BCI Scientist, and Prof. Michael Graziano of Princeton University, who focuses on the neurological basis of consciousness.

These collaborators complement our internal team's skills in cognitive neuroscience, BCI, physics, pure mathematics, robotics, and computer science. The knowledge and influence contributed by our collaborations have bolstered our capacity to deliver outstanding results in the domains of AI alignment and BCI.

to increase their agency since the agricultural revolution, at an accelerating pace.

Our relationship with computers has already increased human agency and transcription fluency dramatically. When computers begin responding to our thoughts directly, these effects can be accelerated...if BCI is developed with that intent. Alternatively, BCI could reduce our agency if its creators are narrowly-focused on short-term commercial incentives.

Our position: BCI should enhance the agency of its users. If you think dark patterns are bad, imagine interruption of thought with ads that sell neural data to the highest bidder without consent. If BCI is designed like modern technology, we can expect both. We want to nudge the field in the right direction.

Currently, BCI technology is being deployed to restore hearing via cochlear implants, restore use of paralyzed limbs, and to treat Parkinson's disease.

Despite this potential, it remains a neglected topic with potential restorative and augmentative applications we cannot yet imagine. AE exists to increase human agency and ensure neuroethical principles are maintained as the journey continues.