He is known for his work and advocacy in developing AI systems that enhance and complement human abilities.
In 2016, Kapur worked at the Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory at Harvard Medical School.
[1][2][3][4] After this, Kapur attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working at the MIT Media Lab.
[5][6][7] While at MIT, he developed a peripheral neural interface, dubbed AlterEgo, that recorded neuromuscular signals, sent from the brain to the various muscles of the speech system through subtle and voluntary stimulation, and transcribed them into basic speech commands.
[12][13][14][15][16][17] In 2018, Kapur in an interview with 60 Minutes, detailed the inner workings of the prototype and showcased a live demonstration.