That’s why Musk’s Neuralink will implant chips in the human brain
Elon Musk's tech startup Neuralink has developed a wireless and fully implantable clinical BMI (brain-machine interface) system. All the details in the article of the Agi press agency
WHAT MUSK'S NEURALINK WILL DO WITH CHIPS IN THE HUMAN BRAIN
Neuralink, Elon Musk's tech startup, now seems close to starting the first experiments that implant artificial intelligence microchips in the human brain. It is unclear when the tests will begin but a job advertisement – the search for a 'clinical trials' director at the company created by the billionaire in 2016 – leaves little room for doubt.
THE NEURALINK EXPERIMENTS
Neuralink has already conducted experiments on pigs and monkeys; and has also released a video of a macaque playing a video game using only his mind.
NEURALINK NEXT STEPS
The company now wants to use technology to enable "the symbiosis between man and artificial intelligence".
THE ROLE OF MUSK
Musk, who is the richest man in the world, aims for "superhuman cognition", wants to help paralyzed people to make smartphones or robotic limbs work with their mind and ensures that he can "solve" autism and schizophrenia.
TIMES
The first experiments, which Musk said last month will take place right in 2022, will likely affect paralyzed people.
THE PURPOSES OF NEURALINK
The Silicon Valley company, which has already successfully implanted artificial intelligence microchips in the brains of a macaque monkey named Pager and a pig named Gertrude, is recruiting a "clinical trial director" to run trials in humans.
THE CANDIDATES
The ideal candidate – whose workplace will be in Fremont, California – must be “inspired” and “willing and willing to push forward and beyond” to realize the company's ambitions; and will work "closely with some of the most innovative doctors and best engineers".
THE CLINICAL SYSTEM
Neuralink has developed a wireless and fully implantable clinical BMI (brain-machine interface) system.
THE OBJECTIVES OF NEURALINK
The goal is to enable people with paralysis to directly use their neuronal activity to operate computers and mobile devices, help paralyzed people to make smartphones or robotic limbs work with their minds, and to "solve" autism and schizophrenia.
WHAT MUSK SAID
Musk, the richest person in the world with an estimated $ 256 billion fortune, last month said he was cautiously optimistic that the implants would allow quadriplegics to walk as well. According to the visionary billionaire, chosen by Time as Person of the Year in 2021, the potential of Neuralink's brain chip is practically limitless.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/ecco-come-e-perche-neuralink-di-musk-impiantera-chip-nel-cervello-umano/ on Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:39:12 +0000.