What is Neuralink?
Elon Musk started a neurotechnology company called Neuralink in 2016, and they're working on a special kind of technology called a brain-computer interface named 'the Link.' The idea is to make tiny electronic chips that can be implanted in the brain, connecting it to artificial intelligence.
Neuralink thinks these devices could help treat diseases and make us smarter and faster. These implants can also read and save information about what's happening in the brain.
Recently, Neuralink successfully put one of these chips into a person's brain.
How did the chip-implanting operation go?
On Sunday, doctors put a chip in someone’s brain, and Elon Musk says the person is doing well. The chip is responding to signals from brain cells called spikes. These spikes are how cells use electricity and chemicals to talk to the brain and the body.
Elon Musk got in trouble before for testing Neuralink on animals, as some of them ended up dying because of it. In one test, a monkey named Pager, who later passed away, was able to play video games using only its mind to move a cursor on a screen.
These tests show that the technology could allow us to control things with our brains, even if our bodies can't move much. The chip could help someone with paralysis use a smartphone just by thinking and doing it faster than someone using their thumbs.
What is Elon Musk's goal with Neuralink?
The company wants to link human brains to computers to help with difficult brain problems. They say their device can understand what the brain is doing so that a person can control a computer or phone just by thinking.
Brain-computer interfaces have the potential to make lives better, according to Musk. Do you agree with his vision? Do you think it's right to put chips in human beings, or could it end up being a disaster? Let us know in the comments.
