Tesla Inc. CEO e Neuralink co-founder Elon Musk believes that one of the company’s next products, “Blindsight”, will be able to restore sight in people born blind.
What happened: Musk revealed that “Blindsight” will be Neuralink’s next product after “Telepathy”.
“Blindsight is the next @Neuralink product after Telepathy.”
Neuralink, a neurotech startup co-founded by Musk and seven scientists, is currently working on a product called “Telepathy.” This product allows patients – or users – to perform actions simply by using their thoughts.
Musk’s post follows recent advances in brain-computer interfacing.
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“Even if someone has never had sight, for example if they were born blind, we believe we can still restore their sight. Because the visual part of the cortex is still there. Even if they have never seen it before, we are sure that they’ll do. you might see.”
Previously, Neuralink’s first patient, Noland Arbaugh, demonstrated telepathy by controlling a computer and playing video games simply by thinking.
Arbaugh, a full quadriplegic, accomplished this feat during a live streaming session.
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In February, Musk revealed that Arbaugh, the first human to receive a Neuralink brain chip, had made a full recovery and could control a computer mouse using thought, as confirmed by Musk during a Spaces event on his social media platform X.
Because matter: Musk has high hopes for Neuralink, hoping that the company’s chip implants could be useful in treating conditions such as obesity, autism, depression and schizophrenia.
Ark Investment analyst Pierce Jamieson believes Neuralink’s N1 brain chip could bring in more than $220 million in revenue for ALS patients by 2030.
That said, Neuralink has come under regulatory scrutiny over its safety protocols. Musk, however, believes that Neuralink technology will be crucial for humans to compete with artificial intelligence.
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