Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip Allows Humans to Play Chess Using Only Their Minds
Neuralink’s goal is to help disabled people function normally with the help of their minds. And the first example of this brain-chip technology doing its job was shown in a streaming video on Wednesday. The video shows that a person who received the first Neuralink brain chip implant is able to play chess on a laptop without a mouse or keyboard and just his brain.
The video was shot by one of Neuralink’s engineers named Bliss, who gave everyone a chance to see the brain chip doing what it’s supposed to do in a kind of live demo. In the video, you can also see a man, Noland Arbaugh, who has been implanted with a brain chip, talk about having paralysis below the shoulders, which means he can’t use his fingers to move the mouse, which would help him play the game naturally. way.
The person talks about a freak accident that happened 8 years ago, after which he dislocated C4 and C5, which are near the base of the neck.
Livestream of @Neuralink demonstrating “Telepathy” – controlling a computer and playing video games just by thinking https://t.co/0kHJdayfYy— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 20, 2024
A person with a brain chip also refers to the difference in technology that allows him to now do things that he could not do for many years.
He even managed to stop the background music with his mind, which is cool to say the least. The 9-minute long video was streamed via X, which is also owned by Elon Musk.
The whole process of a person being able to control a laptop cursor with their mind started with learning to control these functions with the help of a chip implanted in their brain. Arbaugh also shares his experience of playing Civilization VI for several hours, something he never thought was possible after his tragic accident.
He even mentions that the surgery to implant the brain chip into him was very easy, but he mentioned that the technology needs a lot of work to become a reliable source of treatment for many like him in the future.
Musk has talked about the potential of the brain chip his company is developing, and cases like this suggest that certain people with disabilities, including the blind, could start doing things normally.
