Billionaire technology entrepreneur Elon Musk is known for his creative approach to the challenges of electric cars to the Mars colonies. However, Speaking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2014, Elon Musk expressed concern about artificial intelligence, which he called “the greatest threat to human existence” and “more dangerous than nuclear warfare.”
His concern is that as AI becomes more intelligent than humans due to the powerful capabilities of machine learning, we may lose control of it, which poses a serious threat to human existence. AI is currently growing rapidly and once computers are too smart they may become out of control.
Human brain and AI symbiosis
According to Muscat, one way to overcome this potential crisis and to ensure that machine intelligence is not superior to humans is to achieve symbiosis between the human brain and artificial intelligence. This may be due to the close link between human intelligence and digital ingenuity, which is the main reason why Elon Musk started Neuralink, a company that works to create a high-frequency neural interface between the human brain and machine intelligence.
Neuralink brain chip
A.D. In 2019, Musk unveiled a Neralink-based prototype interface system that fits into the back of the ear and connects to the brain with four to six micrometers wide wires.
By the end of 2020, Neuralink has unveiled a one-centimeter-sized device that takes about an hour to load into the skull without general anesthesia. All 1,024 channels communicate directly with the electrodes and brain cells, both of which control brain activity and electrically stimulate the brain. The CPU chipset then transmits and receives signals from the computer via Bluetooth communication.
The device has so far been successfully tested in laboratory mice, pigs and monkeys. A.D. Walking on a treadmill in the 2020 Nerlink chip showed how to accurately predict the correct position of pig hands. In April of this year, six weeks after receiving the implant, Nerallink made headlines when it released a video showing a macaque monkey playing video games.
Possible human experiments on quadruple
Musk Newrelink recently raised R2.9 billion to implement a brain chip chip in a quadruple to control digital devices.
The N1 link neuron interface consists of a microchip that connects tiny wires (20 times thinner than human hair) to the cortex of the brain. Their immediate focus is to help four caregivers gain their freedom by allowing them to interact regularly with digital devices (such as computers and smartphones). Neuralink finally wants the chip parasites to walk again.
Synchronized human experiments
Neuralink is not the only company trying to develop neuro-interface technology. A few weeks ago, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a small biotech company, announced the approval of the neuro-chip human experiments.
After years of security checks, Synchron will begin testing people at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York for six paralyzed people. The study looked at the safety and effectiveness of stentrod motor neuroprotection in patients with severe paralysis. By simply moving their legs, patients can control external devices and even electronic hands and improve their functional freedom. In a similar experiment with four patients in Australia, the first two patients were able to successfully control the devices using text and direct thinking.
Chip installation
Synchron systems now involve a small invasive procedure, in which the device enters the blood vessels of the brain, at least as a stent in the coronary artery. Unlike Nerelink, a robot is not required to install the chip. The neuralin robot, on the other hand, is remarkable because the surgeon uses a strong needle to pull flexible wires into the human brain, compensating for the patient’s normal brain activity due to the operation and breathing.
Neuropathy can change our lives
The implantation of a neuropeptic may change people’s lives for years to come. The device can help with spinal cord injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions, as well as normal motor and sensory experiences and control of robotic processes.
Of course, neuralink, synchronization, and similar neurotransmitters promise many therapeutic and lifestyle benefits, but we have to wait a little longer before they can be commercially available. However, it is one thing to perform surgery and improve your life due to severe limitations and risk factors, but doing it for happiness or comfort is completely different!
Professor Louis CH Fourie is a technology strategist.