Ryota Kanai

Ryota Kanai, CEO of Araya and researcher bridging neuroscience and AI, leads work on brain–machine interfaces and consciousness research. He discusses the origins of his interest in consciousness, cultural influences like Ghost in the Shell, and Araya’s pivots from neuroimaging to AI and back. Conversations cover practical BMIs, noninvasive EEG wearables, and Japan’s unique role in neurotech.