Forbes January 30, 2024
Topline
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink will offer its first customers the ability to control computers with their minds, the tech billionaire said Monday after announcing the company has installed a chip in a human for the first time, adding later products will be geared towards restoring sight to the blind followed by more futuristic hopes of enhancing cognitive abilities like memory and melding human minds with artificial intelligence.
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Crucial Quote
“Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer,” Musk posted on X. “That is the goal” of Neuralink’s Telepathy, he said.
What To Watch For
Early ambitions for Neuralink are focused on restoring functions lost when the communication pathways between brain...