Elon Musk said that a person with a chip in his head can already control a computer mouse with the power of thought

Tech Feb 21, 2024 0 85 Add to Reading List

In July 2016, Musk founded the company Neuralink. The office's task is to create a chip and implant it into the human brain. Elon said that such a device would allow people to become real cyborgs and compete with artificial intelligence. And control the computer with the power of thought.

At first, the company experimented on animals. On May 25, 2023, she received the right to conduct clinical trials on humans. The businessman began to look for a volunteer and he was found. On January 28 of this year, he underwent surgery and now the brave half-cyborg lives with a chip in his head. Today Musk announced that the test subject had recovered and began to move the mouse: Progress is good, the patient, apparently, has fully recovered, with neural effects that we know about. The patient is able to move the mouse across the screen simply by thinking. But there is no video with the “cyborg” yet - first you have to wait for it, then draw conclusions. Although if the experiment succeeds (apparently, it will, Musk would not just talk), the era of chipping will soon begin. At first the movement will be very careful, as with any new technology, then it will be all-out. And cyberpunk will become a reality.