Comment on First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says
p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 1 month agoIdk… I don’t like Elon, but this is actually incredibly huge overall. he controlled a computer with his mind. That’s amazing for people who could benefit from it. I think it’s worth continuing down this path. I’m sure the man knew the risks and still chose to do it, meaning it was worth it to him.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
This isn’t something new to nueralink. Brain-machine interfaces have existed for quite some time. Neuralink is one of a number of companies that are exploring directly implanting these devices rather than using an externally attached (hence, easily removable) interface, but the core thesis of “Brain control computer” isn’t any kind of grand leap forward. That’s just Musk’s marketing.
p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I saw a dude play chess with his mind where otherwise he couldn’t. I’ve never even heard of tech like thus so it’s 100% new to me lol
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
Is it because you are unfamiliar with adaptive tech? Eye tracking devices allowing quadriplegic people to interact with computers by looking at them and blinking have been around since at least the mid 00s. Like a decade ago the “mind reading” external tech got cheap enough for simplified toys to be made with it. Implanting it directly into the body is a lot of risk for very little benefit.
p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I just think it’s cool, but fuck me right?
curiousPJ@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Just because you never heard of it doesn’t mean it hasn’t existed…
released in 2008
www.newegg.com/p/N82E16826100006
p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 1 month ago
[I never said it didn’t exist but cool I guess.]