Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Takes Baby Steps to Wiring Brains to the Internet | NYT

Also see Elon Musk unveils Neuralink’s plans for brain-reading ‘threads’ and a robot to insert them | The Verge
"Elon Musk aspires to make inserting a computer connection into your brain as safe and painless as Lasik eye surgery.

On Tuesday evening, Neuralink, a company in which Mr. Musk has invested $100 million, detailed the baby steps it has taken toward that goal. Neuralink described a “sewing machine-like” robot that can implant ultrathin threads deep into the brain.

The company is hoping to begin working with human subjects as soon as the second quarter of next year."
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Takes Baby Steps to Wiring Brains to the Internet | NYT

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