Neuralink has been working on connecting the brain to a computer for some years now. It has made a number of announcements over the past two years demonstrating the workability of their ideas and prototypes on animals (to take a look at their technology watch the clip). Now they are …
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MIT has just announced the establishment of a new research centre, the Lisa Yang Centre for Bionics, focussing on the fusion of human body and advanced technology aiming at overcoming disabilities. This includes use of exoskeletons and brain computer interfaces. The centre start with an initial funding of 24 M$ …
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We have been used to high claims from Elon Musk, so high that seem impossible. Quite a bit of them, indeed, requires a reality check and need to be taken with much more than a grain of salt. However, we have also seen that, may be with some downgrading and …
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I listened to an interview to Elon Musk, watch the clip, where he was asked about his new venture, Neuralink, objective. The journalists asked if he was aiming at implanting a chip in our brain that would enable the transfer of knowledge to from the brain. Elon Musk said yes, …
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