This development is part of a broader push toward brain-computer interface technologies by companies like Synchron and Elon Musk’s Neuralink.

Saying “Alexa, play KCBS Radio,” without having to speak at all may soon be a reality. This week, the brain-computer interface (BCI) company Synchron announced that a man accessed Amazon’s speaker with his direct thoughts.

To be able to manage important aspects of my environment and control access to entertainment gives me back the independence that I’m losing.”