";s:4:"text";s:6109:" Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsPlease be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts"In the future you'll be able to save and replay memories. "You could solve blindness, you could solve paralysis, you could solve hearing," he said.The device is "about the size of a coin" and can replace a piece of the skull. Elon Musk unveils working brain-computer chip Elon Musk unveils working Neuralink chip that connects brain directly to computer 'It's kind of like a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires,' he said. Maybe I do'Elon Musk said the Neuralink device would replace a piece of skull without causing any lasting damage to the brainIndependent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Musk described the chip as “a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires”The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updatesHe said the pig, Gertrude, has had a coin-sized chip implanted in its brain for two months as he showed off a prototype of the device.“We have a healthy and happy pig, initially shy but obviously high energy and, you know, kind of loving life, and she’s had the implant for two months," he said.As workers fed the animals in an enclosure, the 49-year-old entrepreneur introduced two other pigs as Dorothy and Joyce.While Gertrude currently has the implant, Joyce was without the Neuralink chip and Dorothy had her implant removed to demonstrate "reversibility" for those who decide they want an upgrade or want to have the chip removed.He said: “The neurons are like wiring, and you sort of need an electronic thing to solve an electronic problem.”Neuralink has sought approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for the project, which has seen scientists develop a tiny implant with more than 3,000 electrodes, attached to flexible threads measuring about the tenth of the size of a hair, and capable of monitoring around 1,000 neurons.Musk said the company first wants the chip to assist people who have severe spinal cord injuries with talking, typing and movement using their brain waves.“I am confident that long term it would be possible to restore someone’s full-body motion,” said Musk, who has also famously said that he wants to “die on Mars, just not on impact”.Although the technology is initially aimed at helping those with brain disorders, Musk has said a brain-machine interface is needed in the future to mitigate the “existential threat of AI”.During Friday’s update, the billionaire called for engineers, coders and those with experience delivering products to market to apply to work at Neuralink, adding: “You don’t need to have brain experience.”There has previously been one event showing off the startup's technology, when Musk showcased designs for a sewing machine-like device capable of stitching threads into a human head.Human trials have yet to be announced, although the controversial surgical technology has reportedly already been tested on animals.You can find our Community Guidelines in full "It features an all-day battery life and would be able to connect directly to a wearer's smartphone, Musk claimed.Unlike a prototype version displayed during Neuralink's 2019 event, the latest iteration is completely wireless and charges using induction.When the latest version was tested on a pig it was able to read the animal's brain activity, while causing no lasting damage to the pig's brain.Mr Musk said Neuralink is on a major recruitment drive to make the device scaleable, with more than a dozen job listings currently posted on its There was no mention of when the device will be commercially available, though its price may be not much more than a high-end smartphone.
Maybe I do'Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Elon Musk announced in a tweet that there will be a live webcast of the latest working Neuralink brain-chip device on August 28. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Elon Musk stands next to the surgical robot during his Neuralink presentation Elon Musk's brain chip firm Neuralink will 'show neurons firing in real-time' Aug 28, but former employees claim the progress is a result of rushed timelines and a toxic work environment. Elon Musk has unveiled a pig called Gertrude with a coin-sized computer in her brain, in a bid to demonstrate how the technology could help people severe with neurological conditions. "I could have a Neuralink right now and you wouldn't even know. "At first it's going to be quite expensive but that will rapidly drop," Musk said. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Elon Musk unveils pigs implanted with Neuralink brain chip
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