On Thursday, November 9th, Elon Musk’s “brainchip” company Neuralink started looking for their first volunteers who are willing to have a piece of their skull removed so that a surgeon can insert a brain chip into their brain. As a matter of fact, the procedure won’t even be carried out by a human surgeon, but by a seven-foot tall robot. This is because the 64 threads that will be pushed into the brain are 1/14th the diameter of a human hair, making them far too small for a human to maneuver. Even the smallest of misplacement can cause severe damage. The company suggests that the ideal first candidate would be a quadriplegic under the age of 40. If the procedure is successful, it would allow the volunteer to control technology with just their thoughts, and potentially regain their ability to move.
Elon Musk’s Neurolink
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