Elon Musk about to reveal huge news on AI brain chips that makes you a GENIUS – and let you mind control gadgets
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Elon Musk about to reveal huge news on AI brain
chips that makes you a GENIUS – and let you mind control gadgets
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology
and Science Reporter Jul 10 2020, 11:17 ET Updated: Jul 10 2020, 13:42
ET
ELON Musk has announced he'll be making a
statement about his human brain implants next month.
The billionaire has previously said his
Neuralink firm will have a device ready "in less than a year".
"Progress update August 28."
He added: "AI symbiosis while u
wait."
Speaking on Joe Rogan's podcast back in May,
the billionaire said the device could one day fix "anything that is wrong
with the brain".
The aim is to create a full brain interface
within 25 years.
This would mean that humans could connect to
devices with just their minds.
Musk wants his brain implants to stop humans
being outpaced by artificial intelligence.
Neuralink was founded in 2016 and is working on
tiny 'threads' that could be inserted into the human brain and help treat
injuries and trauma.
The insertion process is said to require
removing part of the skull.
Then the Neuralink device and electrode threads
will be inserted into the brain.
The patient would then be stitched up and Musk
says you wouldn't even be able to tell that they had the device inserted.
Musk told previously told Rogan's podcast
listeners: "We're not testing people yet, but I think it won't be too
long.
"We may be able to implant a neural link
in less than a year in a person I think."
Back in February, Musk announced a new and
improved version of the implant.
On its website, the company boasts that it's
developing "ultra high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect
humans and computers".
The technology isn't just intended for creating
a super human cyborg race though.
Musk has said Neuralink will first focus on
medical applications, such as tackling the effects of brain diseases like
epilepsy.
After this, the brain chips will be updated to
develop a "symbiotic relationship" between AI and humanity.
Ultimately, Musk thinks that implanted chips
are what will protect humans from becoming an endangered species.
Musk told Rogan that the implant is around an
inch in diameter, similar to the face of a smartwatch.
He said a robot would be used to insert the
implant and connect thread-like electrodes to the brain.
Musk explained: "If you got an interface
into the motor cortex, and then an implant that's like a microcontroller near
muscle groups you can then create a sort of a neural shunt that restores
somebody who quadriplegic to full functionality, like they can walk around, be
normal – maybe slightly better overtime."
The billionaire suggested the implanted device
is no more dangerous than getting a heart monitor or an artificial hip.
He even suggested that it could speed up the
way we communicate and we may not even need to talk.
A brain interface could even mean that people
become more machine that human.
What is Neuralink?
Here's everything you need to know...
Neuralink is a project that aims to embed
computer chips in people's brains
The idea is to give humans hyper-intelligence
by merging them with artificial intelligence
Tiny threads thinner than a human hair would
pump information into your noggin
It would work a bit like an internet cable,
transmitting data in and out at high speeds
As well as making us smarter, the project
promises to merge us with computers and phones
That means you could control your gizmos with
your brain
Neuralink is bankrolled by billionaire
entrepeneur Elon Musk
He's previously said the tech could save us
from a machine uprising in future
In other news, Facebook's Reality Labs and its
Oculus virtual reality brand have been working on the thinnest VR headset to
date.
A bizarre new virtual reality strip
club has been advertising lap dances from aliens, robots and ‘humanoid
hybrids’.
And, Facebook recently teased what the future
of working from home could look like if we use virtual and augmented
reality to be in the office.
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