Several years ago, I strapped on an OpenBCI EEG headset in my home office, fueled by one burning question: Could I control a machine with my thoughts? At the time, brain-computer interface (BCI) tech felt like sci-fi, but I was too curious not to try. What started as a hobby project became one of the most fascinating experiments I’ve ever done, and it’s now pulling me back in, thanks to today’s leaps in AI, hardware, and industry interest in BCIs. A DIY Brain-Computer Interface Experiment (Years Ago) I wasn’t a neuroscientist or a cyborg tinkerer, just a developer with a