Neuralink is primarily an aid for paralyzed people, but the implant could be a revolution for gaming. An hour-long podcast examines the topic.
What kind of implant is it? Together with other investors, Elon Musk founded Neuralink in 2016. In the following years, the company developed a device of the same name. This is used to enable the human brain to communicate with computers. At the beginning of 2024, Neuralink was implanted for the first time in a human, the American Noland Arbaugh (via Tagesschau).
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“Let’s give people superpowers”
What does Elon Musk say? The US billionaire is convinced that Neuralink has a great future ahead of it. The technology is still in its early stages and is primarily intended to give paralyzed or perhaps soon-to-be blind people a new quality of life, but he also sees potential for healthy people in the future.
As the first patient reported to Joe Rogan (our article on the subject: “Aimbot in the Head”), the potential for competitive video game play is enormous. The implant reduces reaction time and increases the rate at which the brain can absorb information.
This means that virtually anyone can compete with pro gamers, especially when it comes to quick comprehension, aiming and precise, lightning-fast reactions.
Where does this statement come from? Elon Musk was part of an extensive podcast with millions of viewers hosted by Russian-American computer scientist Lex Fridman.
This is roughly where Elon Musk talks about Neuralink. The eight-hour podcast with Lex Fridman also features experts such as Neuralink’s chief neurologist, and at the end the aforementioned first patient, Noland Arbaugh. So if you want to absorb the full load of Neuralink knowledge, here you go:
What does the future of Neuralink look like according to Elon Musk? As is his custom, the tech billionaire is not afraid to present big plans. He can certainly imagine a future for Neuralink that goes in the direction of concepts such as cyborgs or the augmentation known from Deus Ex: Let’s give people superpowers.
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