🧠Neuralink has successfully completed its first human trial, implanting 64 wires and a small computer device in the patient's brain.
🤔The first tested application is telepathy, enabling the user to control devices with their thoughts.
🌐Neuralink's long-term potential includes curing brain diseases and correcting mental illness.
🔬The device can detect neural activity and convert it into computer language.
🧩Neuralink's hardware has the potential to interface with artificial superintelligence.
What is the purpose of Neuralink's first human trial?
—The purpose is to restore autonomy to people suffering from extreme physical disabilities, starting with basic telepathic control of devices.
What is telepathy in the context of Neuralink?
—Telepathy refers to the ability to control a smartphone or computer simply by thinking, using the N1 device implanted in the patient's brain.
What other applications does Neuralink plan to develop?
—Neuralink aims to cure brain diseases, correct mental illness, and interface the human brain with artificial superintelligence.
How does Neuralink detect neural activity?
—The device uses 64 wires with microscopic electrode sensors to pick up neural activation signals in the cerebral cortex.
What is the long-term potential of Neuralink's hardware?
—The hardware has the potential to revolutionize healthcare by providing treatments for brain diseases and mental illnesses, and even interface with advanced AI systems.
01:44Neuralink has completed its first human trial, implanting wires and a computer device in the patient's brain.
03:00The first application being tested is telepathy, allowing control of devices with thoughts.
05:31Neuralink's long-term potential includes curing brain diseases and correcting mental illness.
06:44The device detects neural activity and converts it into computer language.
08:21Neuralink's hardware has the potential to interface with artificial superintelligence.
