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Augmentation Lab
Augmentation Lab develops human-centric technologies that enhance well-being and prevent behavioral manipulation. They create systems like brain-computer interfaces, sensory augmentation wearables, and AI-driven relationship tools, focusing on responsible innovation in human augmentation.
Updated 7 months ago
Funding
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Problem
Modern technology development often overlooks the ethical implications and potential for misuse, leading to systems that can inadvertently harm or manipulate users. There is a need for technologies that actively promote human flourishing and safeguard individuals from behavioral hijacking.
Solution
Augmentation Lab cultivates "philosopher-builders" who develop technologies designed to enhance the human condition. The lab focuses on creating systems that foster flourishing and protect individuals from malicious behavioral hijacking. Through transdisciplinary exploration, the lab supports innovation in human augmentation, aiming to align technological advancement with human interests and well-being. Projects range from brain-computer interfaces and wearable sensors to AI-mediated relationship tools and speculative bio-engineering concepts.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes technologists, researchers, artists, and ethicists interested in the intersection of human augmentation, AI, and responsible technology development.
Features
- Development of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) for emotional state translation into visual outputs (e.g., Strange Loops II).
- Creation of wearable devices for sensory augmentation, such as a haptic ring that translates magnetic fields into vibrational patterns (Haptic Ring).
- Design of speculative bio-engineering prototypes like an artificial womb and wearable incubator for premature infants (Preemie).
- Exploration of AI-driven tools for interpersonal relationships, facilitating difficult conversations through role-playing and AI-mediated guidance (Enact).
- Research into translating neural activity (EEG data) into abstract art using machine learning models and generative AI (Imagination Engine I).
- Engineering of augmented reality (AR)-controlled supernumerary robotic limbs (SRLs) with eye-gaze and voice command interfaces for intuitive control (LimbX).
- Focus on open-source hardware and software development for accessible human augmentation technologies.
- Facilitation of a transdisciplinary residency program for cross-pollination of ideas between hardware/software hackers, creative coders, and bio-tinkerers.