This week, Elon Musk unveiled what heâs called a Neurolink which is a brain-computer interface that is supposed to let humans control computers with their brains as opposed to pressing some buttons on a screen or keyboard.
Wall Street Journal and Axios:
Elon Muskâs Neuralink, which is âdeveloping a next-generation brain-computer interface, unveiled what [it] billed as a significant advance toward a therapeutic device,â writes the Wall Street JournalÂ
According to the unveiling, the device which again is being branded as a âtherapeutic deviceâ is being designed to âconnect human brains and machines with more precision than other available devices.â The device was also already tested on monkeys to which according to Musk the primates were apparently able to test a computer with their brain.
The initial hope for this device is to help individuals who suffer from âneurological conditions like movement disorders, spinal-cord injury and blindness.â according to Musk.
However, on that note, the presumption is it wonât stop with just that.
Now I have zero issues when it comes to technological progress and automation to make everyoneâs lives easier. Iâm going to get very skeptical though when youâre trying to directly connect the brain with a computer. I mean everything from an iPhone to a supercomputer can be hacked in todayâs day and age. How long would it be before some hacker can hack into someoneâs brain? No to mention Iâm sure the government and large corporations will be lining up in droves to purchase this type of technology.
