Posted on 01/29/2024 8:44:03 PM PST by shadowlands1960
Elon Musk said that the first human patient has received a brain implant from his startup Neuralink.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk reported that the patient is recovering well, and the initial results of the Neuralink brain implant procedure are promising.
Neuralink's brain implant is designed to assist individuals with traumatic injuries in operating computers using their thoughts. In May, the company announced FDA approval for its first human trials. Last year, Neuralink began recruiting patients with quadriplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for the trial.
On X, Musk revealed that Neuralink's initial product would be called Telepathy. It aims to enable "control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking." Musk emphasized that the initial users of the product would be individuals who have lost the use of their limbs. He envisioned a scenario where individuals like Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer.
Musk mentioned that Neuralink has achieved positive results for neuron spike detection, indicating successful recordings from the patient's brain, according to Kip Ludwig, co-director of the Wisconsin Institute for Translational Neuroengineering at the University of Wisconsin. However, Neuralink needs to demonstrate its capabilities beyond other leading companies in the field, such as Blackrock Neurotech and Synchron.
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“Would something like this prevent President Retard from falling up the stairs?”
No, but he could talk to them now...better.
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Doesn’t “brain implant” suggest something entirely different?
Hope those wires don’t tickle...
I’d love to hear the profile on this first “recipient”.
I needed a reminder why Musk makes my skin crawl.
They might say Musk - but it’s really DARPA.
If it would allow me to use my legs again after 40 years of being in a wheelchair, sign me up!
Just wait until the brain implant starts getting all the ads when it connects the computer to the internet.
Notwithstanding all the snarky cynicism posted here, Elon Musk will be one of the few individuals from this century remembered in a positive light. We should be celebrating his inventiveness and ambition — traits we use to value in this country.
Well, it’s that past tense business...
I submit that Elon Musk is a greater threat to humanity than Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Gates combined.
I agree that Elon will be one of the great historical figures of this era... whether or not it is a positive remembrance will depend on the outcomes over time. It would be shortsighted to not wish him well.
I hope this doesn’t lead to either the Schlemmelmayer relay —or to Francois Alcasan.
OK, you win the thread.
Thank goodness he doesn’t have a brain. He’d be even more dangerous.
I wish I’d stop getting spam about Viagra and adult diapers.
Well we know it wasn’t Joe Biden.
TERRIBLE Episode.
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Considering what Zuckerberg did to the 2020 election, I will respectfully disagree.
What gives you that impression of Musk?
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