Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that his business, Neuralink, is “moving on” to its next test individual as the technology supporting brains and servers improvements. In a live channel on X, Musk and the Neuralink group addressed concerns about how far the company has come in terms of making mind implants commonly available.
” We’re simply just moving then to our next Neuralink patient”, Musk said. ” But we hope to have, if things go well, great single digits this time”, he added.
Noland Arbaugh, who was paralyzed from the arms down after a swimming accident eight years ago, was implanted a mind system in January. Since the insertion, Arbaugh has reported playing game, the video sport” Civilisation”, and taking Asian and European classes by controlling a computer screen mouse with his head.
Arbaugh’s ability to use a computer mouse with his mind was significantly impacted by the Neuralink team’s discovery and resolution. The retracting threads that connected the implant to Arbaugh’s head reduced their ability to detect signals, which contributed to the issue. To maximise success, the threads may become implanted deeper and at varying deep in the mind, with increased efficiency.
Musk remarked that “it’s just going to get better from below.”
According to executives from Neuralink during the life stream on X, the company is now putting risk mitigation measures like maintaining standard blood carbon dioxide levels in patients.
” In upcoming implant, our plan is to sculpt the surface of the skull very intentionally to minimize the space under the implantation… that will put it closer to the mind and remove some of the pressure on the threads”, Matthew MacDougall, Neuralink’s mind of neurology, said.
Musk hopes Neuralink implants will go beyond just restoring functionality, like enabling telepathic concept sharing or allowing infrared or ultraviolet vision to be given to users.
” We want to give people superpowers”, Musk said. ” Not just that we’re restoring your prior functionality, but that you actually have functionality far greater than a normal human”, he added.
He also discussed developing an automated process for Neuralink’s surgery robot to quickly install custom implants in people seeking “upgrades”, comparing it to the games “Cyberpunk” and” Deus Ex”.
” You could have basically cybernetic superpowers if you combine parts of the Optimus humanoid robot and a Neuralink,” he said.
Musk and Neuralink co-founded in 2016 with the intention of developing human capabilities, addressing neurological conditions, and possibly fostering a symbiotic relationship between humans and AI.
While Musk is not the only one working on advances in brain-machine or brain-computer interface research, his company’s progress continues to generate significant interest and discussion.
