On January 30, CNMO learned that Musk announced on social platform X that the first human received an implant from the brain-computer interface company Neuralink yesterday and is currently recovering well. Preliminary results show good promise for neuron spike detection. It is reported that Neuralink's trial plans are particularly ambitious, with the company planning to perform 11 device implantation surgeries in 2024, 27 in 2025, 79 in 2026, and more than 22,000 by 2030.
The implanted device of Neuralink is about the size of five 10-cent coins stacked on top of each other, which contains 1,024 electrodes. The electrodes are implanted with a craniotomy by a specially developed robot, and the collected brain signals are interpreted by a user-side app. In this way, patients can control their electronic devices and achieve control of their minds, which will greatly improve and enhance their quality of life.
Thousands of people are waiting in line to get a brain implant from Musk's brain-computer interface company Neuralink. This figure not only reflects people's confidence and expectation in Neuralink technology, but also reveals the optimistic attitude and exploration spirit of human beings towards the development of science and technology. Neuralink expects annual revenues of up to $100 million over five years. This shows that with the continuous development and popularization of brain-computer technology, it has the potential to become an emerging industry with great commercial potential.
Despite the remarkable progress made in neuralink's brain-computer interface**, there are still many challenges to overcome. For example, how to ensure the safety and long-term effectiveness of implanted devices, how to reduce the risk and cost of surgery, how to protect user privacy and other issues need to be studied and solved in depth.