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First human to receive implant from Neuralink is able to control a mouse

• Heidaradar 3y ago
  https://archive.ph/Nhsnn https://archive.ph/Nhsnn
• doublerabbit 3y ago
  I call fud.
  • Heidaradar 3y ago
    why's that? Personally, I'm a bit suspicious because: a) it "works" first time b) there's no evidence shown from Elon
    • doublerabbit 3y ago
      c) It's Elon. Elon lies. If not all, his "announcements" have no source of truth. From SpaceX to Telsa, they are always exaggerated. I don't dismiss that they've may of operated on someone implementing the chip but the realistic aspect of the chip not being rejected nor causing scar tissue would be the real news. In fact I doubt they've implanted it at all; this is just hyperbole to keep the hype going. Maybe the future of the chip will enable you to move a mouse but in this instance I really doubt it.
  • jfengel 3y ago
    Musk is indeed a lying fuckweasel, but this claim isn't unreasonable. It's something that's been done under lab conditions before. The limitations are more about medical ethics. This is a device that's potentially painful and damaging, and requires extremely invasive surgery. It has to not just work, but keep on working; it's worse-than-useless if it fails in a week or even in a month. We need to know what the side effects are. I'm willing to believe Musk when he makes a believable technological claim about an existing technology. (As opposed to a dubious claim about a future one, like the hyperloop.) But I'm certain he's pushed the ethical considerations to, and well past, the limit.
• codevark 3y ago
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• beardyw 3y ago
  Isn't it that the person can control a pointer on a screen. A mouse is a physical object.