Neuralink CEO Elon Musk has reacted to a reside stream of a quadriplegic man, the corporate’s first mind implant affected person, taking part in video video games and on-line chess utilizing simply his thoughts.
Within the video shared on Neuralink’s official X (previously Twitter) profile, the affected person, Noland Arbaugh was in a position to make use of his thoughts to play chess and recreation Civilization VI within the pc positioned in entrance of him. The 29 12 months previous whereas taking part in Civilization VI stated, “I had given up on taking part in that recreation,”
Giving particulars about his damage, Noland stated within the video, “About 8 years in the past I used to be in a form of freak diving accident and dislocated my C4 and C5 so I’m a whole quadriplegic. I’m paralyzed from beneath my shoulders. I’ve no sensation or motion beneath my shoulders.”
Sharing particulars concerning the reside stream of Noland taking part in video games, “Musk wrote,Livestream of @Neuralink demonstrating “Telepathy” – controlling a pc and taking part in video video games simply by considering.”
In the meantime, Kip Allan Ludwig, co-director of the Wisconsin Institute for Translational Neuroengineering, additionally reacted to the event in an interplay with Bloomberg. He stated, “I’m completely happy for the person who he’s been capable of interface with a pc in a method he wasn’t capable of earlier than the implant…That’s not a breakthrough in comparison with what others have proven beforehand, nevertheless it’s actually a very good start line.”
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Printed: 21 Mar 2024, 07:04 AM IST
