ickplant@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoFirst Human Patient to Receive a Neuralink Brain Implant Used it to Stay Up All Night Playing Civilization 6www.ign.comexternal-linkmessage-square140fedilinkarrow-up1412arrow-down127cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.online
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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down9·8 months agoYou realize this tech has existed for like a decade, right? Shit, I remember research from 20 years ago.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·8 months agoSo why is Neuralink a thing, then?
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 months agoMarketing. https://roboticsbiz.com/the-history-of-brain-computer-interfaces-bcis-timeline/
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·8 months agoIf that’s what it takes to get the tech into the heads of people who need it, yay marketing.
minus-squareDancingBearlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·8 months agoBecause a quadriplegic can play a pc civilization video game on it. I don’t even like Elon Musk anymore but this is badazz. Imagine being able to control something and staying up so excited as a quadriplegic person and then passing out and still dreaming about the game. But yes,let’s be hesitant no? I assume they are following the regulations and what not
You realize this tech has existed for like a decade, right?
Shit, I remember research from 20 years ago.
So why is Neuralink a thing, then?
Marketing.
https://roboticsbiz.com/the-history-of-brain-computer-interfaces-bcis-timeline/
If that’s what it takes to get the tech into the heads of people who need it, yay marketing.
Because a quadriplegic can play a pc civilization video game on it. I don’t even like Elon Musk anymore but this is badazz.
Imagine being able to control something and staying up so excited as a quadriplegic person and then passing out and still dreaming about the game.
But yes,let’s be hesitant no? I assume they are following the regulations and what not