Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant: New era of "Brain-Computer Interface" (BCI) technology

Last week, the first human patient has received a Neuralink brain implant, according to Elon Musk. In this video, we explain what BCI (brain-computer interfaces) is and how this technology may impact our lives in the future.
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[@campusstellae9480]

"An implant to rule them all, an implant to find them. An implant to bring them all and into darkness bind them..." Well I was inspired by the quote from the movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" but I find that replacing the word "ring" with "implant" is very telling 😁🤣🤣🤣

[@effthamatrix]

It’s all laid out in the movies…

[@metiswarrior1632]

EXACTLY

[@shariazaman1050]

This book is one of Elon's favorite too

[@WeeGeeX]

someone mentioned that one multi tool hacking device that was crashing iphones on the train. Imagine ur brain chip getting trolled by bad actors.

[@KahKiatTan]

Endless playing of Rick roll and baby shark songs haha

[@zorintoto1167]

These chip read the brain they don't write , we still don't know how to write things to the brain

[@KahKiatTan]

@@zorintoto1167 they might have hidden features for the gov.

[@effthamatrix]

It’s implanting is by bad actors 😩

[@zorintoto1167]

@@effthamatrix you might be lucky and it's brad Pitt

[@andersjjohansson6567]

The Engadget classification of the different BCI technologies is a bit off, as BrainGate is definitly invasive in the same way as Neuralink. It uses the Utah array which has up to 96 needles that penetrate the cortex up to 1.5 mm.

[@soldierd23]

What's the list of music used?

[@AI.UniversityBoston]

How can you use original images and parts of video clips from Neuralink ?

[@AcidRevenue]

If they ever need volunteers for treatment of ADHD and PTSD and Depression you got one right here! It's all chemical inbalences I wonder if this could ever "direct" the brain to balance brain waves and chemicals so I could function, think, and feel like everyone else 🤞

[@Fvoiys]

How you can perform MRI with this thing in your head?

[@yorucyber2630]

Can't wait to see bci stuff, it's going to heal so many

[@tommykrynock]

Can't wait I would definitely get one@😃

[@user-xe2cq7un1d]

HELL next stop

[@mosawamorena7707]

"Allowing a person to control a computer or device with their thoughts" OR allowing a computer or device to control a person through their thoughts .... 😬

[@beepmeepJ]

EXACTLY.

[@Contoons]

The beginning of the end.

[@plantstho6599]

I can't wait

[@zorintoto1167]

Pfft sounds like some one who can't afford it 💪🏻😊

[@HtxYoungBull]

Facts

[@Contoons]

@@zorintoto1167 No, just someone who can see where the future is headed. The chip will be mandatory eventually, one way or another.

[@DA_BOID]

​@@ContoonsThe Bible continues to be right about the future, and people continue to ignore it.

[@MelloPintor]

As a general rule, take everything Elon says with a solid chunk of salt

[@nathano6277]

Yeah, but how about someone that refers to knowledge as "Brain Juice"

[@markgraham6753]

Interesting 🤔

[@30clips115]

I always thank of SpongeBob when I see this

[@fenixa2z936]

In the near future… Dr to woman who just gave birth: Hello will you be circumcising little Johnny? Also, did you want the brain implant for him as well? 😂😂😂

[@yandere_0187]

Johnny Silverhand🤣

[@30clips115]

Memory Juice 😂🤣🤣

[@aliharvey448]

Patient out of surgery gaining consciousness: **looks around** Silverhand: Wake the f*ck up -- we have a city to burn

[@rupertdonavan60]

BCI would be a dialog box displaying nothing and its stuck in center of your vison🤣 FUTURE!!!

[@MRALI-qr8yr]

There will not used any visible part of microilectro

[@barmanfreeman-lb9dp]

Me next

[@dtownspolarbear]

🤔.. "We are Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile." 😳

[@pongtswaila7922]

Staff success clap after failure.

[@matthewnewberry7275]

What works one way can often be reversed.

[@TalEdds]

Not possible with blackbox technologies like AI and the human brain, at least not yet.

[@rhomeanimation]

Wow,that's cool. I love it. I want one. ❤❤😊

[@meekmeek7193]

How if they hack you to do crazy stuff like criminal activity

[@rehabmaster2402]

Yooooo! Elon! my brother! I heard you say something about consciousness once and how it is possible by some actions to stifle it, not good right? Like Chatgpt, the neuralink does not foster true human growth from the inside by people trying by their own power to do things. Nothing is going to happen if humans keep having everything handed to them on a plater or disk. I am concerned you are also aiming for cyborg civilization albeit with many more units. hahah Time will tell ,wont it.

[@DisasterxUs]

future

[@carlosvelasquez331]

I don't believe jack this is going well. Your scientists so preoccupied with if they could they didn't stop to think if they should.

[@dipiti8739]

These with AI will generate many species who will be able to live in their cages and enjoy a lot without even blinking.

[@hoterychannel]

Except it's not first))

[@user-xe2cq7un1d]

Mark of beast

[@rickycampbell9105]

Absolute insanity.

[@LabGoats]

The caption is factually incorrect. It's not the first brain implant

[@brendywatson]

What was the first?

[@Frank72364]

@@brendywatson Nicolelis with his group was first. They did that years ago. Neuralink's system is based on Nicoleli's work. NeuroRestore did that last year. This is nothing new. It is just hype because Space Karen's company did it and because Space Karen gave so cool (empty) promises, what it can do.

[@Frank72364]

@@brendywatson Niclelis was the first with his team. They did it years ago. NeuroRestore did it last year. For some reason my last reply got deleted.

[@TheDstempien]

I have a brain implant to control my seizures. It’s hooked up to my hippocampus. I got it in 2016.

[@onenote6619]

Given the terrible results Neuralink has had in animals, I can only hope the human testbed gets lucky.

[@pranavvikraman1450]

The world is gonna end soon

[@zorintoto1167]

Lets gooooooo

[@aojarocks1503]

If a man of 60yr age,what he has learnt for 60yr,,, when he would die,then his brain would stored and then it put/implant in a New born baby, so that,this baby already get a 60yr Brain,so that Baby don't need to learn again that things(which is stored in that 60yeared Brain)... So that, after grow up that Baby don't need to learn that things, and he/she would learn New things.. So when he/she would die in 60yr age,but his/her brain would be 120yr.. Then continuously go on, so that we could hyper-advance within few decades/years... So that after 100yr, my/our grand children will get 200 yeared Brain at 60yr age... Think...

[@TheDstempien]

I don’t understand the hype. I’ve had a brain implant attached to my hippocampus for almost a decade now.

[@Raiken333]

The thought Police have detected you may be at risk of decent.

[@user-qi3cj2cx5b]

Choose Jesus choose eternal life take this & be damned forever.

[@iamjrang]

Order 66

[@user-xe2cq7un1d]

Yes the world will end soon.

[@snaggdadon]

LMAO NO THANKS YALL ENJOY.

[@unknown3796]

Cyberpunk 2077

[@tdscasanova7428]

I predict that neurolink will eliminate the need for viagra. Just think about it.

[@NeoDoug1]

Who would be insane enough to let a Musk product anywhere near their brain?!?

[@jollygoodbeard13]

The fda is against BCI because of death rate in animal s During test Phase but OK with animal death for food and some Countries eat monkeys..maybe in the future we can upload or download ourselves or download info but for now helping people Control Prosthetics is a good thing

[@Darkest_matter]

Bruh that's fine. Animals don't have souls. While they are alive, we should treat em well.

[@pinkiealexander7832]

It's begun,mark of the breast

[@HtxYoungBull]

Facts

[@Frank72364]

Or in Elon Musk's case, manboobs.

[@TalEdds]

Evangelicals can't even read their own scriptures, this is no "beast out of the sea". This is just human's crazy inventions.

[@Darkest_matter]

It begins LOOOONNNNNGGG ago with the rise of microchips

[@russellmania5349]

@@Darkest_matter Back then people said no to getting chipped and now people want Nurealink.

[@DTheProducer]

Those nails...🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@LetterSignedBy51SpiesWasA-Coup]

To describe Elon as "the world's most prolific hype architect" is about what I'd expect from a dude with fingernails painted different colors.

[@This-time-more-than-ever]

Hair cut?

[@ErrolMars]

The media can't report on Elon without trying to make him look bad. I'm not the guys biggest fan but this is getting ridiculous now. 😄

[@pixelbat]

Because the dude is a snake oil salesman. Charges people 12k for level 5 self driving that he promised all the way back in 2013, and it has yet to come to fruition. Cybertruck years late, and still hasn't even really released outside of a handful (less than 100 trucks). Responsible for hundreds of animal deaths. Destroyed Twitter's value. In 2011 said he'd put a man on Mars in 10 years. Remember the robot he unveiled and said it would be available "next year" and everyone will have one. Tesla's have poor construction and QC, and there have been over 200 Tesla fires, 80 of which resulted in deaths. Contrast to the 70s and the Pinto was responsible for 27 fire deaths over the course of 7 years, people have been talking about this for 50 years. Ford paid dearly for that both in reputation and nearly a billion dollars in loses from recalling all Pintos. Literally blood on his hands, and he has zero accountability. Not to mention all the govt subsidies his companies have received. Could really go on and on. The media doesn't have to make him look bad, just do some research and you'll see he does a pretty good job of it himself.

[@RobC1999]

Can you report without showing your bias against Musk? “Besides being the world’s number one hype architect…“ Those statements of Musks aren’t promises, they are statements of what could be possible someday.

[@EpicMania18]

What was the bais?

[@RobC1999]

@@EpicMania18 I put it in quotes.

[@EpicMania18]

@@RobC1999 I mean it's true, Elon musk does build hype - he is his own advert for most of his stuff. On a sidenote though Elon has a tendency to say something will happen soon and then it doesn't happen.

[@Darkest_matter]

Nigo and Virgil abloh are more hype architects.

[@realxman2000]

So, just to be clear, you have no new information to share, you are just summarizing the past research by other groups and retweeting what Elon Musk posted. How is this journalism?

[@TalEdds]

For people who are not terminally online and have actual lives outside. It's a good summary.