On January 29, local time, Tesla (TSLAUS) CEO Elon Musk posted on the X platform that the first human patient had received a brain implant chip from his start-up Neuralink Corp, and that the patient was "recovering well" and that initial results were encouraging.
The first human brain device implantation surgery
According to Musk, Neuralink is designing a device that converts brain signals into action and will first focus on two applications: one is to restore human vision, and the other is to help people who cannot move their muscles control devices such as smartphones and even restore the whole body function of people with spinal cord injuries.
In fact, since 2019, Musk has repeatedly said that Neuralink will soon begin human trials of brain-computer interfaces, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected Neuralink's application for human trials on the grounds of safety risks. Until May 25, 2023, Neuralink announced that it has received FDA approval to initiate a first-in-human clinical study of brain implants.
According to Neuralink, by implanting electrodes, chips and other devices into the human brain, a communication and control channel connecting the human brain and external devices, that is, brain-computer interfaces, is established, so as to achieve the purpose of directly controlling external devices with brain bioelectric signals or regulating brain activity with external stimuli. If successful, this technology could benefit patients with conditions such as visual or mobility impairments.
The completion of the first human brain-computer interface implant trial means that Neuralink continues to take a big step forward. It is worth mentioning that before the successful application for human clinical trials, Neuralink had already done relevant trials in pigs and monkeys, which caused a sensation.
At present, the industry has been highly evaluated for Musk's brain-computer interface. Industry insiders said that after 6 or 7 years of preliminary research and development and polishing, and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment, Neuralink has an international leading advantage in the research and development of the whole chain of implantable brain-computer interfaces.
Brain-computer interface highlights the significance and value of scientific and technological innovation
On the other hand, brain-computer interfaces can provide a more direct human-computer interaction method for artificial intelligence. AI technology can help analyze and interpret brain data collected by brain-computer interfaces to better understand brain functions and mechanisms. Minsheng ** believes that China has formed a whole industry chain of brain-computer interface covering the basic layer, technology layer and application layer, and as an emerging industry, it can promote the transition from "artificial intelligence" to "human common intelligence".
According to a report released by consulting firm Acumen Research and Consulting, the global brain-computer interface market will continue to expand in the coming years, mainly due to the growing demand for assistive technology, advances in neurotechnology and machine learning technology and integration with virtual reality and augmented reality systems, and collaboration with AI technology.
To a certain extent, brain-computer interface has now become a global science and technology hotspot, and the world's major universities and other scientific research institutions and technology enterprises are accelerating the layout of the brain-computer interface industry and actively carrying out related technology research and development. China has also included brain-computer interface in the important direction of future industrial development, and the domestic brain-computer interface industry has gradually entered the fast lane of development.
Wemi Holographic develops a breakthrough technology based on V-BCI
According to the data, the leading AI vision manufacturer Weimei Holographic (WimiUS), has carried out brain-computer interface related research, has leading brain-computer interface companies in technical parameters, technical route design and other aspects of experience, and actively cooperates with overseas experienced enterprises, and is in the stage of development of going hand in hand with international enterprises.
At the forefront of this technological revolution, the technical team of Weimei Holographic has successfully integrated the visual-brain-computer interface (V-BCI) into the holographic glasses interactive system, and is creating a more efficient and immersive user experience. In a nutshell, the V-BCI technology developed by WEMI Holographic records the user's EEG signals and communicates directly with the brain-computer interface with the computer system, so that users can control AR content in a more intuitive and efficient way.
With the launch of this technology, the holographic glasses interaction technology based on V-BCI will lead a new way of life. Users no longer need to rely on gestures, touch, or voice to interact with digital content, but can control it by thinking. This not only improves efficiency, but also makes brain-computer articulation more integrated into the user's daily life.
Market analysis believes that in terms of technological development, the upstream and downstream of the industry should strengthen coordination, ensure the integrity of the first chain, and consolidate the foundation for industrial ecological development. In the field of brain-computer interface, Weimei Hologram has shown a good trend in technological innovation, comprehensive layout, and scientific research team building, and its deepening development is conducive to seizing the commanding heights in the future industrial science and technology competition.
Ending
With the rapid development of science and technology and the continuous deepening of research, the commercialization prospect of brain-computer interface will become more and more clear, and it is believed that the brain-computer interface industry will definitely be a huge industrial field in the future, just like the current artificial intelligence. However, there is still a long way to go for brain-computer technology to be more widely used, so it will take a long way to make this technology go to the lives of ordinary people, so let time test everything.