Musk said that Neuralink has completed the implantation of the first human brain-computer interface device, and the volunteers are currently recovering well. This news has attracted the attention and heated discussions of netizens at home and abroad.
It is reported that Neuralink was established in 2016 and is a startup invested by Musk, and now has a valuation of $5 billion.
In July 2019, Musk planned to carry out human experiments by the end of 2020; At the end of 2022, Musk said that he would use it in humans within 6 months: in May 2023, Neuralink's human clinical trials were officially approved.
Brain-computer interface (BCI) is to collect the electrical signals of the brain through some technical means to realize the information exchange between the human brain and external devices. Musk has high expectations for brain-computer interfaces, and he hopes that brain-computer interfaces can be used to ** obesity, autism, depression and mental illness and other diseases.
Brain-computer interfaces are classified as invasive, non-invasive, and semi-invasive. Neuralink's BCI protocol is invasive and an invasive procedure. So in terms of ethics and technical risks, until May last year, the FDA in the United States did not approve the protocol for Neuralink to experiment on humans.
As mentioned earlier, Neuralink's primary short-term goal is to help paralyzed patients communicate through BCI without the need for manual typing; The long-term goal is to help blind people regain their sight and ** hemiplegic patients.
Some people in the industry said that at present, it is not possible to implant a chip in the brain so that the brain can read a large amount of information at any time, but it is still very promising to help patients with spinal cord injuries resume sports.
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