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| Elon Musk says his Neuralink startup has a brain-chipped MONKEY who plays video games | Elon Musk says his Neuralink startup has a brain-chipped MONKEY who plays video games |
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| Elon Musk has claimed that one of his startup companies has a testing facility where a very happy lab monkey with a brain chip implant can play video games. | Elon Musk has claimed that one of his startup companies has a testing facility where a very happy lab monkey with a brain chip implant can play video games. |
| Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made the claim during a livestream for fans on the invitation-only conference app Clubhouse on Sunday evening, during which he spoke about his neurotechnology company Neuralink. | Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made the claim during a livestream for fans on the invitation-only conference app Clubhouse on Sunday evening, during which he spoke about his neurotechnology company Neuralink. |
| “We have a monkey with a wireless implant in their skull with tiny wires who can play video games with his mind,” Musk claimed, adding, “You can’t see where the implant is and he’s a happy monkey.” | “We have a monkey with a wireless implant in their skull with tiny wires who can play video games with his mind,” Musk claimed, adding, “You can’t see where the implant is and he’s a happy monkey.” |
| The world’s richest man went on to claim that Neuralink has “the nicest monkey facilities in the world” and wants the monkeys to “play mind-Pong with each other.” Musk has previously compared the Neuralink chip to “a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires” – in reference to the popular smartwatches. | The world’s richest man went on to claim that Neuralink has “the nicest monkey facilities in the world” and wants the monkeys to “play mind-Pong with each other.” Musk has previously compared the Neuralink chip to “a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires” – in reference to the popular smartwatches. |
| Last year, Musk showed off several pigs which had the chips in their skulls, including one pig named Dorothy, who had had the chip removed. | Last year, Musk showed off several pigs which had the chips in their skulls, including one pig named Dorothy, who had had the chip removed. |
| “What Dorothy illustrates is that you can put in the Neuralink, remove it and be healthy, happy and indistinguishable from a normal pig,” Musk declared at the time. | “What Dorothy illustrates is that you can put in the Neuralink, remove it and be healthy, happy and indistinguishable from a normal pig,” Musk declared at the time. |
| Video of the chipped monkey will be released in about a month, Bloomberg reported. | Video of the chipped monkey will be released in about a month, Bloomberg reported. |
| The billionaire’s goal is for the technology to eventually be used by humans, who could control devices like smartphones with their brain. On Twitter, Musk said that the “short-term” benefit would “solve brain/spine injuries,” with the long-term potential being “human/AI symbiosis.” | The billionaire’s goal is for the technology to eventually be used by humans, who could control devices like smartphones with their brain. On Twitter, Musk said that the “short-term” benefit would “solve brain/spine injuries,” with the long-term potential being “human/AI symbiosis.” |
| Musk’s goal, however, has been dismissed by some critics, including one of the UK’s top neurosurgeons, Dr. Henry Marsh, who called it“fairy tales.” | Musk’s goal, however, has been dismissed by some critics, including one of the UK’s top neurosurgeons, Dr. Henry Marsh, who called it“fairy tales.” |
| “I’m not saying it’s impossible, but our present level of neuroscience and technology, there’s no way we can do it,” Marsh told RT in 2019. | “I’m not saying it’s impossible, but our present level of neuroscience and technology, there’s no way we can do it,” Marsh told RT in 2019. |
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