Your meditation headband may be feeding your brainwaves to an AI model

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In brief: Companies that direct users' texts, emails, art, online behavior, and other work or private data to advertisers and AI training models have long been under scrutiny. However, a recent report highlights how similar practices in the brain-computer industry have largely flown under the radar. Some experts say consumer brain scanners can't collect much data, but others worry about what might happen if advertisers and AI companies can access users' brain activity.

A recent report from the journal Science outlines the relationship between the electroencephalography (EEG) industry and AI. It found that some companies selling brain-tracking devices aren't entirely forthcoming about where users' brain-signal data ends up.

InteraXon's Musebrain-sensing headband is a leading example. The $475 device tracks and charts users' brainwaves to help improve sleep and focus. But the company...

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