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brooklynite

(93,879 posts)
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 10:54 AM Aug 2020

Elon Musk unveils pig with computer chip in brain

Last edited Sat Aug 29, 2020, 04:12 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: The Hil

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Friday showcased pigs with computer brain chips during his unveiling of Neuralink, an upcoming technology aiming to bring symbiosis between artificial intelligence and the human brain.

The live showcase involved displaying real-time neural signals from one of the pigs, which Musk named Gertrude, CNBC reported.

Musk said the process for installing a Neuralink in a human brain would be an hour-long operation that is no more invasive than LASIK eye surgery, inserting a coin-sized device into the skull that would leave a tiny scar after the electrodes are inserted in the brain.

He likened the technology to being essentially a "Fitbit in your skull."


Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/514255-elon-musk-unveils-pig-with-computer-chip-in-brain



The conspiracy theories write themselves,..
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Elon Musk unveils pig with computer chip in brain (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2020 OP
You're definitely going to want to wait... Alacritous Crier Aug 2020 #1
I have lost all respect for this man . . Iliyah Aug 2020 #2
💯 live love laugh Aug 2020 #6
Ditto! nt pazzyanne Aug 2020 #8
I have zero respect for this clown reggaehead Aug 2020 #39
In the wrong hands, of which there are plenty, this is very dangerous. LogicFirst Aug 2020 #3
Did the pig sign a consent form? bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #4
I agree! StarryNite Aug 2020 #14
Exactly, this is totally disgusting! nt Raine Aug 2020 #17
Trump? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2020 #5
Hmmm, maybe that has already happened? pazzyanne Aug 2020 #9
Maybe Kaiserguy Aug 2020 #15
Why does your question, which I should dismiss out of hand in sane times, scare me now? PatrickforO Aug 2020 #25
My money is on cow chip. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #32
LOL, you're on a roll today, Captain! PatrickforO Aug 2020 #43
I was just in a funny mood then. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #44
That was my immediate thought. Looks like the chip has crashed. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #52
um , this is the subject of dweller Aug 2020 #7
When someone posted the headline "Musk-backed Neuralink unveils upgraded brain-implant technology" Grokenstein Aug 2020 #10
This neurolink is going to do more than that Ztolkins Aug 2020 #46
I have already had enough of that asshole... 2naSalit Aug 2020 #11
Now we know how Republicans became what they are packman Aug 2020 #12
How does the pig feel about it? Bayard Aug 2020 #13
Elon will be asking for funding in 3,2,1..... sarcasmo Aug 2020 #16
They all attended the RNC virus-fest RainCaster Aug 2020 #18
perhaps you meant Kali Aug 2020 #23
Well, normally I'd be spinning out theories in my mind after reading about this device. Grammy23 Aug 2020 #19
OK, now you're talking. An actual good, useful application for the technology. PatrickforO Aug 2020 #22
You're right. This could be a life-changer/life-saver for so many people disabled by seizures. nt Hekate Aug 2020 #38
It could also aid those with neuro-muscular damage. OnlinePoker Aug 2020 #45
I don't want one, and will never get one. PatrickforO Aug 2020 #20
He should know. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #33
Yeah he did! And THAT sure didn't turn out well for him at all! PatrickforO Aug 2020 #42
If the GOP thinks they can use this to control... jmowreader Aug 2020 #21
Make it a small one. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #34
link rurallib Aug 2020 #24
Why do I feel like the ending of Kingsman is going to happen? Initech Aug 2020 #26
Holy crap! Yes they do. paleotn Aug 2020 #27
Neuralink Progress Update, Summer 2020 RandiFan1290 Aug 2020 #28
I think there is a pig in the WH that already has one olddad65 Aug 2020 #29
Except the chip is on his shoulder. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #35
Rewrite of "Flowers for Algernon" JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #30
Michael Crichton's Woodwizard Aug 2020 #31
Musk has become "The Phone Company" from The President's Analyst! csziggy Aug 2020 #36
This one? Kid Berwyn Aug 2020 #37
THIS. roamer65 Aug 2020 #47
They just deciphered the message via a computer from the pigs brain Javaman Aug 2020 #40
Also another message came through. roamer65 Aug 2020 #48
This... Tom Yossarian Joad Aug 2020 #41
What do you mean, "unveils"...? regnaD kciN Aug 2020 #49
Wrong kind of chip. Sapient Donkey Aug 2020 #50
Am I the only one old enough to remember MosheFeingold Aug 2020 #51
Pig Wit EndlessWire Aug 2020 #53
Aren't there already enough Retrumplicans in this world? maxrandb Aug 2020 #54
There's a bit more info - and video - over on The Register. GoneOffShore Aug 2020 #55

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)
15. Maybe
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:11 PM
Aug 2020

Perhaps Putin beat Musk to the punch by several years. Remember what all of those good American Republicans visited Russia over the 4th of July maybe they also got Putin special treatment. LOL

PatrickforO

(14,516 posts)
25. Why does your question, which I should dismiss out of hand in sane times, scare me now?
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:38 PM
Aug 2020

Perhaps Trump DOES have an oligarch chip.

Grokenstein

(5,707 posts)
10. When someone posted the headline "Musk-backed Neuralink unveils upgraded brain-implant technology"
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 11:23 AM
Aug 2020

...I fully expected a censored cartoon of Elon with Trump's dick in his ear. But he's actually going full Frankenstein, huh?

Thanks, but I don't need a "Fitbit in my skull." It'll be interesting to see how the redcap tinhats react, though. They think Bill Gates wants to use vaccinations to implant chips in people; now Elon wants people to pay for the privilege.

Ztolkins

(429 posts)
46. This neurolink is going to do more than that
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 06:36 PM
Aug 2020

You should google it. If what is being claimed actually come true, this'll be a game-changer.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
12. Now we know how Republicans became what they are
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 11:28 AM
Aug 2020

It's all about the chip in their little mini-brains.

Bayard

(21,806 posts)
13. How does the pig feel about it?
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 11:39 AM
Aug 2020

I think I've seen this movie.

I would say, if they are announcing the work on pigs, they're already testing it on humans.

Grammy23

(5,808 posts)
19. Well, normally I'd be spinning out theories in my mind after reading about this device.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:22 PM
Aug 2020

However, I worked for a non-profit organization serving people with seizure disorders, such as epilepsy. My first thought was of the medical use of such a device to help control seizures for those that medication can’t help or the medication side effects are too severe. It could be a game changer for some of those people.

You may now return to your discussion of the nefarious ways it can be used.

PatrickforO

(14,516 posts)
22. OK, now you're talking. An actual good, useful application for the technology.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:30 PM
Aug 2020

I hear it. So, do you think we as a species will be wise enough to refrain from 'nefarious uses' if this application proves successful? And please understand, I'm not cutting you down - I agree this could be a game changer.

But then, in this world of end stage capitalism, and our 'profit over people' mentality based on the shareholder primacy doctrine, if they actually developed such a chip, would most of us be priced out of access to it?

For example, on the ground even now, my friends report that COVID tests, are free, but the LAB COSTS are astronomical - several people with whom I've spoken use the term 'sticker shock,' - a real capitalist gouge.

I'm thinking until we are able to successfully get rid of our greed and lust for power, our technology will always, sadly, far exceed our wisdom. When I look at Elon Musk, 'wisdom' is not the first word that comes to mind.

Hekate

(90,202 posts)
38. You're right. This could be a life-changer/life-saver for so many people disabled by seizures. nt
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 03:00 PM
Aug 2020

OnlinePoker

(5,702 posts)
45. It could also aid those with neuro-muscular damage.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 05:34 PM
Aug 2020

Controlling exoskeletons to allow people to become mobile. There are non-invasive technologies out there that do something similar now, but I think direct control via brain function would be a better way to go.

PatrickforO

(14,516 posts)
20. I don't want one, and will never get one.
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:23 PM
Aug 2020

In the words Jeff Goldblum spoke as Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park, "Just because you could do something doesn't mean you should."

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
21. If the GOP thinks they can use this to control...
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 12:26 PM
Aug 2020

...liberals, non-Christians, LGBTQ, and anyone else they don’t like, they’ll try to mandate its installation.

But the “right people” will be exempt, of course. One Trump tattoo = no brain control chip.

Javaman

(62,444 posts)
40. They just deciphered the message via a computer from the pigs brain
Sat Aug 29, 2020, 03:31 PM
Aug 2020

It reads, “get this fucking chip out of my head”

MosheFeingold

(3,051 posts)
51. Am I the only one old enough to remember
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 10:16 AM
Aug 2020

This is how Daleks were created, back the 1970s-80's version of Dr. Who?

EndlessWire

(6,377 posts)
53. Pig Wit
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 01:50 PM
Aug 2020

There is a true story about a pig worth hearing:

A woman owned a pig, who lived with her in a house. The house had a dog door so the pig could come and go as it pleased into the yard.

One day, the woman had either a stroke or a heart attack (can't remember.) She was unconscious on the floor. The pig went through the dog door, and went to the front near the street.

When a car came along, the pig went into the street and lay down in front of the car. The driver got out, whereupon the pig got up and slowly walked away, with the driver following him. In that manner, the pig brought a human to discover the downed woman, and the woman was saved.

Let them get a human volunteer for the neurolink testing. Pay them a lot of money to be a tester. Leave the pigs alone.

GoneOffShore

(17,309 posts)
55. There's a bit more info - and video - over on The Register.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 04:17 PM
Aug 2020

Oh, and click on the comment thread - there are some hilarious takes on this.

For those who don't know - The Register is a UK based publication on IT with a distinctly irreverent feel.

https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/29/neuralink_pig_brain_interface/

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