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Tech company claims its new caps and beanies can read your mind and put it on a screen — no brain implant required

Nypost · 🇨🇳 public China · · 1293 words · By Michael Kaplan
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Tech company claims its new caps and beanies can read your mind and put it on a screen — no brain implant required A new tech company claims it has developed a hat that can literally read your mind — then translate it onto a computer.

Claims checked 15
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

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What happened

Tech company claims its new caps and beanies can read your mind and put it on a screen — no brain implant required A new tech company claims it has developed a hat that can literally read your mind — then translate it onto a computer.

Why it matters

Much has been discussed about brain implants which require cracking open a person’s skull and putting microchips directly onto your grey matter, but new company Sabi says that’s not necessary for its beanies and caps.

Common ground

They have 70,000 to 100,000 sensors built in them which can “pinpoint exactly what and where neural activity is happening … to decode what a person is thinking,” then translate it to a computer command, according to CEO Rahul Chhabra.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Doubt: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The chip contains 1,000 electrodes programmed to gather data about the brain’s neural activity.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “new company Sabi says that’s not necessary for its beanies and caps”
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Multiple web search results describe Sabi's product as a 'noninvasive brain-computer interface wearable-a beanie' and a 'brain-reading beanie', confirming it does not require implants.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sabi Cap. A beanie. Securely and wirelessly, understands your thoughts and what you attempt to speak. AI agents do whatever you can think of. Literally.
https://sabi.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Sabi, a Silicon Valley startup, unveiled a noninvasive brain-computer interface wearable-a beanie-that claims to decode internal speech into text. The device uses high-density **EEG** sensing, reporte…
https://letsdatascience.com/news/sabi-releases-brain-reading…
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web search NEUTRAL — Though it looks like an ordinary beanie, the one produced by Sabi has up to 100,000 censors inside and changes the the game of Brain Computer Interface. Sabi Sabi's caps currently focus on text ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/tech/tech-company-claims-its-n…
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Claim 3: “Most current brain tech developed by companies involving the likes of Elon Musk or Apple require implants in or near the brain.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions of 'most' and general Wikipedia entries about Elon Musk and Sam Altman, but does not provide a comparison of BCI technologies from Musk or Apple regarding implant requirements.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Musk has been actively involved in politics, particularly in the United States and Europe, throughout the majority of his business career. Despite historically donating to and voting for both Dem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_activities_of_Elon_M…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century is Tim Higgins's book about Tesla, Inc., published on February 11, 2021, that focuses on the company under the management of Elon Musk. The boo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Play:_Tesla,_Elon_Musk,_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel Harris Altman (born April 22, 1985) is an American entrepreneur who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI since 2019. Altman attended Stanford…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman
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Claim 4: “Those who have worked in the BCI industry, which is around 20 years old”
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While Wikipedia and web results confirm the existence and nature of BCI, none of the provided evidence specifies that the industry is 'approximately 20 years old'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brain implants, often referred to as neural implants, are technological devices that connect directly to a biological subject's brain – usually placed on the surface of the brain, or attached to the b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_implant
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A brain–computer interface (BCI), sometimes called a brain–machine interface (BMI), is a direct communication link between the brain's electrical activity and an external device, most commonly a compu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain–computer_interface
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Precision Neuroscience is an American brain–computer interface (BCI) company based in New York City and with offices in Santa Clara, California and Addison, Texas. The company is building a minimally …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_Neuroscience
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Claim 5: “China has recently approved their first implanted brain computer interface for commercial use.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “Harrell can now speak with 97.5 percent accuracy thanks to the technology”
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No evidence was provided for this claim.
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Claim 7: “Merge Labs — a company co-founded by Sam Altman and his OpenAI Ventures — is working on a technique to use ultrasound to decipher brain waves”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “Casey Harrell, who was diagnosed with debilitating ALS in 2020, and now has four devices, known as Utah Arrays, implanted”
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Two independent sources confirm Casey Harrell has ALS and specifically mention the implantation of four Utah Arrays in the brain.
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web search NEUTRAL — Casey Harrell, who has lost his ability to speak due to ALS, using the BrainGate2 brain-computer interface while seated in his mobility device. University of California Regents.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-to-speech-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1.) Four Utah Arrays were implanted in the “speechiest parts of the brain,” as Dr. Stavisky puts it for The New York Times. This includes area 55b and three areas in the ventral precentral gyrus assoc…
https://blackrockneurotech.com/insights/a-l-s-stole-his-voic…
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web search NEUTRAL — BCI technology aims to restore communication for those who have lost the ability to speak due to paralysis or neurological disorders. The system allowed Casey Harrell, a 45-year-old person with ALS, t…
https://www.brown.edu/news/2024-08-14/bci-speak-again
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Claim 9: “Rob Franklin, senior vice president of BCI for Blackrock Neurotech... His company were the first company to implant a BCI device.”
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Multiple sources confirm Blackrock Neurotech's role in BCI implants, with one specifically stating they implanted their first BCI in 2004, supporting the claim of being a pioneer/first company.
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web search NEUTRAL — Blackrock Neurotech (unrelated to the asset management firm) has implanted 'brain computer interfaces' (BCIs) in dozens of patients.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12007025/The…
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web search NEUTRAL — Utah-based Blackrock Neurotech implanted its first of many BCIs in 2004. Precision Neuroscience, formed by a Neuralink co-founder, also aims to help people with paralysis.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66865895
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web search NEUTRAL — Last year, Blackrock Neurotech and several other newer BCI companies also attracted major financial backing.He was the first person to receive a long-term BCI implant. Like most people who have receiv…
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-reading-dev…
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Claim 10: “They have 70,000 to 100,000 sensors built in them”
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Two independent web sources explicitly mention the sensor count as being between 70,000 and 100,000.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gopal Sankaranarayanan is an Indian lawyer practicing at the Supreme Court of India. He was designated as a senior advocate by the Supreme Court of India in March 2019. He is known for his specializat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopal_Sankaranarayanan
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web search NEUTRAL — Brain-sensing technology for wearables and consumer devices.EEG Biosensors. Capture real-time brainwave data with dry sensor technology. Reliable, scalable, and ready for research, learning, and innov…
https://neurosky.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Click here to get an answer to your question What is the domain of the function that contains points at (-5,2), (-2,1),(0,2) , and (4,-3) ?
https://www.gauthmath.com/solution/What-is-the-domain-of-the…
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Claim 11: “The company [Synchron] are partnered with Apple and their chips are implanted through an injection into the jugular vein in the neck”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 12: “Elon Musk’s company Neuralink, which has developed PRIME, or Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface”
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No evidence was provided for this claim.
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Claim 13: “the people with BCIs number in the hundreds and the technology remains in the experimental stage in the US.”
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Claim 14: “Sabi confidently says its product — scientifically known as a Brain Computer Interface, or BCI — will be on the market by the end of the year”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for audiologists in Richmond, BC, which are completely irrelevant to Sabi's product launch timeline.
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web search NEUTRAL — Best Hearing Aid Providers in Richmond, BC - Last Updated May 2026 - Central Hearing Clinic, Connect Hearing, Amplifon Clinic Richmond, HearingLife, Richmond Hearing Consultants, Ears To You, Excellen…
https://www.yelp.ca/search?cflt=hearingaidproviders&find_loc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Whether you need a hearing test, assistance with your existing hearing aids, or a consultation with a qualified audiologist or hearing professional, we are here for you.
https://www.hearinglife.ca/centers/british-columbia/richmond
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web search NEUTRAL — Their hearing care professionals provide comprehensive hearing tests and personalized hearing solutions. They offer access to the latest hearing aid technology, clinical support, and state-of-the-art …
https://threebestrated.ca/audiologists-in-richmond-bc
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Claim 15: “Brain implants typically use what is known as intracranial EEG (electroencephalography) sensors”
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The provided evidence contains general definitions of the brain and brain anatomy, but does not specifically confirm that brain implants 'typically use intracranial EEG sensors to translate internal speech into text'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Brain ... The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. It consists of nervous tissue and is typically located in the head (cep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain
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web search NEUTRAL — Service members and veterans were enrolled in a trial with a new type of brain training program, based on the science of brain plasticity and the discovery that intensive, adaptive, computerized train…
https://academic.oup.com/brain
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web search NEUTRAL — The brain is a complex organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger and every process that regulates our body.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseas…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.