Among other things, the new Neuralink chip will allow users to hear sounds that previously were impossible to human ears.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has revealed his human brain-machine interface in greater details, this time in pigs who had prototypes of chips surgically implanted in their heads and their brain activity was tracked in real time during the demonstration. Referring to devices by his mysterious company Neuralink as a ‘Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires’ several times during the presentation on Friday, Musk said he expects people with the ‘Link’ chip in their heads to be able to « save and replay memories ». Musk also announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Neuralink a « breakthrough device authorisation » which can help expedite research on a medical device.
