Billionaire technologist Elon Musk has said new details about his futuristic Neuralink project will be revealed to the world next month. The Tesla and SpaceX boss said on Twitter that a Neuralink progress update is coming on August 28, providing fresh information about the company’s efforts to connect the human brain to a computer interface via an implant placed inside the skull. Musk has said the project will be used to treat neural conditions but could eventually enhance humans and facilitate a “symbiosis” with artificial intelligence (AI). Since last year, little news has emerged from the team conducting the work, which aims to connect thin electrode threads directly into the brain for connectivity. In theory, Musk has said it could even let humans control computers with their minds. But on Twitter today, responding to a user who asked who would be eligible for human trials, Musk said Neuralink’s first priority will be “helping with dire brain injuries.” Most information about Neuralink came during a launch event in June last year, in which Musk said he hoped to have a human patient by the end of 2020. During that event, Musk revealed the company was already conducting animal testing, claiming that… Read full this story
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