He is one of the most charismatic figures in technology, whose name is associated with amazing achievements, from the desirable use of electric cars to the development of rockets that can be returned to Earth and reused. Yes, you guessed it right, this is Elon Musk.
In August, Musk and his team presented the latest updates from Neuralink with a demonstration of pigs implanted in a brain chip. One pig, described as "healthy and happy", received an implant two months ago, while another pig has dual Neuralink implants, indicating that it is possible to have multiple chips in the head at once. The third pig does not have an implant. According to Musk, each of the animals is "indistinguishable" from each other. Musk also showed a pig that previously had a chip inserted into its brain, but has since been removed to show that the procedure is reversible without serious side effects.
These chips are called References and measure 0.9 inches wide and 0.3 inches high. They connect to the brain via wires and provide a battery life of 12 hours on a single charge, after which the user would have to recharge wirelessly. The event was to show how far Neuralink had come in terms of achieving scientific goals.
Elon Musk's neuronal startup Neuralink has unveiled a "dramatically simplified" implant design that aims to create a "brain-to-machine" interface, alongside the robot that deploys it and several pigs that have the device installed.
Neuralink claims that the chips will one day have medical applications, and will list some diseases that his chips could solve. Memory loss, depression, seizures, and brain damage have been suggested as conditions where a generalized brain device such as Link could help. But also a device in the brain could allow people with neurological conditions to control technologies such as phones or computers with their thoughts.
Woke Studios' design for the Neuralink N1 brain implant was recently included in the category of wearable design projects for this year's Dezeen Awards. Other long-term projects in this category include a waterproof algae raincoat, a mask that makes the wearer's face undetectable by public face recognition technology, and water-filled headphones that offer sound-absorbing for the hard of hearing.
Many of Mr. Musek's businesses are pushing the limits of what is currently possible. Space X is exploring missions to Mars while his Boring Company is trying to build tunnels under Los Angeles, and his Hyperloop project aims to rediscover travel.
According to Musk, the main goal is for Neuralink to help create a symbiotic relationship between humans and computers. Musk argues that Neuralink-like devices can help humanity keep up with superfast machines. However, his ambition seems worrying to more people. Professor Thomas Nowotny, a professor of computer science at the School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex, said: "Neural recording in live and farmed animals is a standard procedure in Neuroscience and is decades old." Some point to the difference in brain cell recording and reading. ideas.
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