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brooklynite

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Sat Aug 29, 2020, 10:54 AM Aug 2020

Elon Musk unveils pig with computer chip in brain [View all]

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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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
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