During Neuralink’s show-and-tell event on Wednesday night, Musk shared a video of a monkey using telepathy(心灵感应).
The monkey with a brain chip is Sake. Sake is shown in a video typing on a screen. Musk explained that the monkey was using his mind to spell out what the computer program wanted him to write. The event showed monkeys with the brain implant(植入) doing many incredible tasks with the technology. Sake could seemingly type out a sentence about the kind of snack he wanted to eat. But Sake wasn’t physically typing what he wanted to eat on the computer—he was using his mind power, thanks to the Neuralink invention.
Neuralink was co-founded by Musk. One day, Neuralink’s chips, which are coin-sized devices designed to be implanted in the brain, could do anything from cure paralysis(瘫痪) to give people telepathy, according to Musk. He said in the video that the Neuralink implant could help people who are unable to use their arms and legs use their phone, saying that they would be able to control their phone better than someone who has working hands.
Musk used the video to address the concerns of the activist group over Neuralink’s treatment of monkeys. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine said earlier this year that it had obtained records showing the monkeys experienced extreme suffering as a result of inadequate animal care. Ahead of Neuralink, the animal rights group called on Musk to show details about the monkeys. Musk said on Wednesday that the monkeys actually enjoy doing the demos as they are rewarded with fruit.
Neuralink will begin human trials in the next six months if the FDA approves the company’s application. He plans to get his own brain implant once it’s available. Musk missed his own projections for when Neuralink would begin implanting its devices in humans.
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