Neuralink: Elon Musk raises $205M for brain-implanted computer chips

wsbtv.com ^ | 7/30/2021 | Natalie Dreier

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Elon Musk wants to put computer chips in people’s brains and he’s gotten $205 million in funding from companies like Google to make it happen.

It may sound nefarious on the surface, but Musk’s plan is to develop the chip called Neuralink to help people with neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s, dementia and spinal cord injuries, Reuters reported.

Dubai-based venture capital firm Vy Capital and Alphabet Inc.’s Google Ventures contributed to the funding needed to get the startup off the ground.

Neuralink has been seen to work in primates.

In April, the company released a video of a macaque playing a videogame after having the chips implanted in its brain, Reuters reported. It was also tested on pigs, CNBC reported.

Musk then tweeted, saying “First @Neuralink product will enable someone with paralysis to use a smartphone with their mind faster than someone using thumbs.”

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“Because spending his own money now means he will double, triple, quadruple that money when his company goes public.
Why do you think all these outfits like Google are investing in it?”

And yet he didn’t keep it all to himself, when he could have easily afforded to. And why even bother going public, when he can afford not to? No need to share the profits.

To be fair, he might be inviting these corporations into the enterprise because they can offer more than just money, and now they’re invested in the success of the venture.