Neuralink implants brain chip in 1st human, says Elon Musk

Neuralink implants brain chip in 1st human, says Elon Musk

Published January 30,2024


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U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk introduced Monday that his startup firm Neuralink had implanted a mind chip in a human for the primary time.

“The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk stated on X, with out figuring out the affected person.

He stated the primary Neuralink product is named “Telepathy.”

It “enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking. Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs,” he stated.

“Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal.”

Last yr, Neuralink introduced that it had acquired approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first-in-human medical examine of mind implants.

In 2016, Musk co-founded Neuralink to combine the human mind with synthetic intelligence (AI) by creating gadgets embedded within the mind to facilitate its merging with machines.

It is constructing gadgets which have the potential to assist individuals with paralysis, the corporate says on its web site.

Source: www.anews.com.tr