Tech to let you hear the future: AI-driven sound innovation

Imagine walking into a bustling cafe yet being immersed in your own private sound-bubble — no headphones, no earbuds, just an invisible cocoon of audio only you can hear. Though it may sound futuristic, this is exactly what Hyderabad-born American professor Shyam Gollakota has been able to pull off.

A recipient of the Infosys Prize 2024, Gollakota, a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, US, aims to augment human auditory perception using AI and change how humans interact with sound. The technology enables the programming of acoustic…