An Inventor of Apple's FaceID Wants to Analyze Your Brain's Health With AI

A startup is developing artificial intelligence to diagnose brain health conditions like depression, PTSD, and Parkinson's by analyzing electrical brain activity, without requiring invasive procedures. The company trained its AI model on hundreds of thousands of hours of brain data collected from volunteers, allowing it to detect patterns in brain function that doctors currently rely on subjective questionnaires to assess. The technology uses a lightweight EEG headset worn for about 15 minutes while a patient interacts with an app, and the company aims to make the process as routine and accessible as a blood test. The startup plans to submit its first product for regulatory approval next year and intends to expand partnerships with health care organizations and governments.