What Exactly Can Neuralink Do?
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So how does Neuralink connect to our current brain layers? Neuralink bypasses the long timeline of evolutionary biology in which brain layers take millions of years to develop and gives us a fourth layer – a cyborg layer. A surgical robot implants a “Link” inside your skull and threads thousands of wires that can sense when neurons are communicating with each other through electrochemical signals.
The Link picks up these signals from neurons and utilizes machine learning to decode and encode new signals that will communicate with other neurons, directly influencing brain function by affecting the messages these neurons send and receive.
With a programmable cyborg layer, the applications are almost endless. The most immediate use case is in the medical field. Paralyzed patients can use their Link to wirelessly send signals to their limbs to bypass their injured spine. Patients with permanent blindness can use artificial retinas that send light information directly to the Link. ...
With access to the internet, the Link can begin to transmit, store, and process information at inconceivable speeds. Imagine a world where you never forget anything because all of your thoughts are backed up to the cloud. Instead of phoning your friend, you can just beam your thoughts to them. You can now describe to someone the exact taste and texture of Parisian foie gras without a single word. ...
...this poses a series of existential issues. How does an economy function when almost all jobs are done better by robots that continually improve themselves? How do we compete with a “species” that can evolve in a matter of minutes compared to our million-year long feedback loop? And what do we do if they decide that we are in the way?
Neuralink’s thesis is that by creating a pathway with enough bandwidth to communicate with algorithms, we can hope to form a symbiotic relationship with AI. ...
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