<span style="color: #222222;">Scientists have first time created an artificial intelligence (AI) based system that directly translates thoughts into intelligible, recognisable speech. </span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">The research will help people who cannot speak regain their ability to communicate with the outside world.&nbsp;</span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">The technology developed by researchers from Columbia University in the United States can reconstruct the words a person hears with unprecedented clarity. </span><br />” <br />” <span style="color: #222222;">The breakthrough, which harnesses the power of speech synthesisers and artificial intelligence, could lead to new ways for computers to communicate directly with the brain.</span>