Musk: Brain Chip Implantation to Begin in 6 Months

Elon Musk announced on Wednesday that human trials using a wireless device developed by his company Neuralink, which specializes in creating brain chips, are expected to begin within six months. He added that one of the primary targeted applications is restoring vision. The company is developing brain chip connections that it claims could give patients with disabilities the ability to move and communicate again. Neuralink has conducted animal trials in recent years and is seeking approval from U.S. regulatory authorities to start human trials. Musk stated that the first two targeted applications in human trials using Neuralink's device would be restoring vision and enabling movement in muscles for those unable to do so. He added, "Even if a person has never seen, such as being born blind, we believe we can still restore vision for them." In the company's last public presentation over a year ago, Neuralink showcased an experiment involving a monkey that successfully played a computer game by thinking alone due to the brain chip.