Yacine Achiakh (Wisear) on the Promise and Imperative for Neural Interfaces

The Guest

Yacine Achiakh is the co-founder and CEO of Wisear, a company creating neural interface devices for AR glasses and other wearables.

They are packing their technology into normal-looking earphones and working to deliver the capabilities of the mouse and keyboard, hands free.

Earlier in his career, Yacine studied mathematics and business before joining Criteo, a fast-growing tech unicorn in France. There he led AI-driven products focused on advertising technology. It was also there he met his co-founder, Alain Sirois, who has a background in neurotechnology.

You will find Yacine on stage at AWE EU in Vienna in October 2023.

Yacine Achiakh

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The Conversation

In this conversation, Yacine describes the imperative he sees for a new type of interface to augmented reality devices. He goes on to describe:

  • the basics of neural interfaces,

  • delivering a magical experience without requiring a hole drilled into your head,

  • how the technology works and some of the technical challenges along the way,

  • the go-to-market strategy,

  • keys to consumer adoption,

  • the current state of the tech, and the roadmap ahead.

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