Eles Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, says Neuralink, the beginning of the brain-computer interface, can start human trials as early as this year if it goes well.
The San Francisco Bay Area-based startup, founded by Musk in 2016, aims to implant a computer interface in the human brain to treat neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s, dementia and spinal cord injuries. In the long run, the company wants to achieve some symbiosis between humans and artificial intelligence.
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On Twitter Musk responded Monday to another user’s request to participate in human trials with the technology.
‘I was in a car accident 20 years ago and have been paralyzed from the shoulders ever since. I am always available for clinical studies at @Neuralink, ”Hammon Kamai wrote and Musk.
In response, Musk said trials could possibly begin later this year.
“Neuralink works very hard to ensure implant safety and is in close communication with the FDA. If it goes well, we can do initial human trials later this year, ”Musk wrote.
Musk previously estimated that the company would begin human trials of the technology in the second quarter of 2020, which did not eliminate it.
Musk revealed during an interview in the private social app Clubhouse on Sunday that Neuralink had inserted a wireless implant into the brain of a monkey that allowed the animal to play video games with just his mind.
“You can not even see where the neural implant was placed, except that it has a slightly dark mohawk,” Musk said.
Neuralink has been testing such interfaces on animals for years. The company last year on display pigs with computer chips in their brains and display real-time neural signals from one of the animals.
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