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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWould you volunteer to have a chip implanted in your brain if it benefited you while disabled?
And, if so, would you change your mind knowing that Elon Musk is behind the initiative?
This chip is used to link neurons in the brain to any kind of computing device, in order to record and stimulate cerebral activity. Intended for quadriplegics and sufferers of brain or spinal injuries, the chip would allow people to communicate their thoughts via computers and mobile devices.
As users think about moving their arms or hands, we would decode those intentions, which would be sent over Bluetooth to the users computer, the website states . Users would initially learn to control via virtual mouse. Later, as users get more practice and our adaptive decoding algorithms continue to improve, we expect that users would be able to control multiple devices, including a keyboard or game controller.
During a live-streamed interview at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit, Musk said the chip is working well in monkeys. The company is doing extensive testing to confirm that its very safe and reliable, and that the device can be safely removed.
https://nationalpost.com/news/elon-musks-neuralink-to-begin-implanting-microchips-in-human-brains-in-2022
dem4decades
(11,296 posts)xmas74
(29,674 posts)And still sometimes offer something of value.
Few people have absolutely no redeeming value.
peacefreak2.0
(1,023 posts)I wish there was something to restore my dead ear.
tblue37
(65,403 posts)moondust
(19,991 posts)peacefreak2.0
(1,023 posts)but not what I would need.
doc03
(35,345 posts)think so.
jimfields33
(15,820 posts)marie999
(3,334 posts)for people with Parkinson's Disease.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)a bit!
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,028 posts)To implant a microchip in your brain?
Put it that way and it sounds a lot less beneficial...
Disaffected
(4,555 posts)If the benefits are reliably shown to outweigh any downsides, why not? Who is behind the initiative is of limited importance in this case because while Musk may be a dick in some respects, it does not mean his efforts should be automatically dismissed.
Haggard Celine
(16,846 posts)If I was quadriplegic or otherwise seriously impaired, I'd try damn near anything to gain back some of my abilities. I hope it works for them! I lost my leg below the knee last year. I have a prosthesis and I'm able to get around, but I was in a wheelchair for months before I healed up and could get my new leg. Being in a wheelchair sucks. There are so many places you can't go, and it's a real pain in the ass to travel anywhere. I can't even imagine what it's like for a quadriplegic. If this works, all I can say is God bless Elon Musk. Maybe he's not all bad.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)... especially after sorting activities.
I get a pre-processor with quick access SSM I think that would solve the issue.
Elessar Zappa
(14,004 posts)and deemed beneficial.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)
over the finish line, Id get in line to shake the mans hand.
Its not all his effort, after all.
48656c6c6f20
(7,638 posts)Would I? I'll do the alpha testing.