Centre stage
Keynote

Donate your brainwaves for social impact

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  • Date
    11 July 2025
    Timeframe
    12:05 - 12:20 CEST
    Duration
    15 minutes
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    By becoming the first person ever to mind-control a real Formula 1 car on a real racetrack using a non-invasive Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), Rodrigo Hübner Mendes has inspired millions around the world and shown that AI-powered assistive technologies can be life-changing. After helping more than 1.5 million children with disabilities gain access to education, he inspired Inclusive Brains and Allianz Trade to develop Prometheus BCI, a multimodal AI interface that enabled three non-invasive BCI world premieres over the past 12 months: the first mind-controlled torch relay during the Paris 2024 Olympics; the first tweet exchange—without any vocal command or physical interaction—with none other than President Macron, live from the stage of the 2024 AI for Good Summit; and the first-ever parliamentary amendment finalized and sent “hands off” during the AI Action Summit in Paris earlier this year. Beyond these one-off inspirational projects, their goal—together with Inclusive Brains co-founder Paul Barbaste—is to scale AI-powered assistive solutions that will enable people with determination to (re)enter the workforce. But this can only be achieved with large, well-structured, and properly labeled brain data sets—which currently do not exist. From the stage of the 2025 AI for Good Summit, they will make the Prometheus BCI algorithm open source and announce a new initiative set to transform the landscape of AI and assistive technology for people with disabilities.