Are we there yet? Neuralink progress update next month could give us a deeper look into Elon Musk’s brain-computer – Silicon Canals

Elon Musk unveiled Neuralink back in July 2019 as a startup specialising in brain-computer interface (BCI). The premise is simple wherein numerous thin wires can be implanted in a brain to intercept signals being fired by a group of neurons. However, the presentation where Musk introduced the technology and talks about the possibilities is definitely exciting. Now, Elon Musk is gearing up to release new updates on the project.

In last years presentation, Elon Musk said that the first generation Neuralink devices would be used to treat brain diseases such as Parkinsons, before allowing people to ultimately achieve a sort of symbiosis with artificial intelligence. The next update on where the company has reached in its milestone will come in August.

Musk is known for cryptic tweets and he recently tweeted, If you cant beat em, join em, Neuralink mission statement. This was followed by, Progress update August 28 and AI symbiosis while you wait. The second tweet is straightforward and suggests that another briefing regarding Neuralinks progress will happen on August 28. However, the first and third tweets are rather unique.

Rather than reading too much into them, theres a good possibility that the tweets are simply a play on words. Musk views AI as a threat to humanity if its development is left unchecked. So, If you cant beat em, join em could simply mean ramping up our capabilities to match an AIs, which is one of the things Neuralink aims to ultimately accomplish.

its not yet known what could be unveiled on August 28 at the next Neuralink progress. However, speculations and rumours making rounds on the internet are ranging from possible to sci-fi. Since Neuralink is yet to receive regulatory approval for human trials, we dont expect to see the technology in action.

A video of how the tech has been used in animals could be revealed since Musk previously said that a monkey was able to control a computer with his brain, thanks to Neuralink. But we will have to wait until the official announcements are made as this is merely speculation.

Neuralinks Brain Computer Interface uses thin wires that can be implanted in a brain to intercept neuron signals. Intercepting these signals could enable the company to understand and treat brain disorders such as Parkinsons, and preserve and enhance brain function, and more.

Musk has also made some futurist claims regarding Neuralinks capabilities. One of them is making language obsolete within the next decade. You wouldnt need to talk we could still do it for sentimental reasons, he said on the Joe Rogan Podcast. You would be able to communicate very quickly and with far more precision Im not sure what would happen to language. In a situation like this it would kind of be like The Matrix. You want to speak a different language? No problem, just download the program.

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