The short version

Alex Kantrowitz predicted on December 23, 2024: “2025: Year of the Brain Computer Interface... Next year, we’ll meet many more Noland Arbaughs and the technology will begin to capture the popular imagination.” Verdict: Partially right. Kantrowitz's prediction was partially right as BCIs captured significant technological and media attention with new product announcements and market growth, but the evidence does not…

Prediction by

Alex Kantrowitz

On December 23, 2024

“2025: Year of the Brain Computer Interface... Next year, we’ll meet many more Noland Arbaughs and the technology will begin to capture the popular imagination.”

Follow-up

Kantrowitz's prediction was partially right as BCIs captured significant technological and media attention with new product announcements and market growth, but the evidence does not show that "many more Noland Arbaughs" emerged as public figures.

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