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Nah, AI will calibrate and then calculate your bone movement by measuring tiny vibrations through earphones. Every moving part of you body could be measurable that way.

And why would you move your hands if you don't directly interact with objects, you could track your tongue touching or sliding along your teeth, best interface ever.

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That would be pretty slick indeed. Although it might prematurely wear out my gums and enamels.

But then, what if you have a sudden gag reflex? Or a random epileptic seizure? And the AI thinks you want to do a format /f c:, or a rm -rf / command? Hmm.. the OS had better firewall off those special commands.

You might have to get used to it, like with speaking. And yes, a safety net that's already baked into your workflow could prevent bad consequences from potential input errors.

Use trash instead of rm -rf for example, it makes sure that files you remove land in your trash bin. Look this program up if you don't already use it, seriously.

I’d that doable? Is there a proof-of-concept? It would be an incredible interface, even if it just recognized some basic hand gestures using a bracelet.

Like this? https://youtube.com/watch?v=9HD6WkEgip0

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