It's interesting to see how far / fast they're progressing. Based purely on the information in the summary it appears they're now about as advanced as someother players [nin.nl] in this field when it comes to their implantation technologies - though that might be somewhat of a leap on my part, given the paucity of real information.
I suspect that they will soon experience, if they haven't already, the same primary problem with this approach, the build up of scar tissue, which significantly reduces the effectiveness o
I've been watching Neuralink for a while, they seem to have a new-ish non-bioreactive polymer that they're using for the threads, 4 to 6 m in width, and an implantation process for them that doesn't prompt scarring. The implantation robot can site over 100 threads a minute, minimizing time needed for the surgery. Not only are they implanting an order of magnitude more threads than anyone previously but each thread can individually monitor and/or stimulate multiple individual nerve cells along its length. The communications unit is wireless, implanted under the skin, and contact-free rechargeable, expected to last multiple years. When an upgraded version of the controller is available the wiring harness allows it to be replaced in minutes without disturbing the threads in any way.
The Singularity is near. I wish I were young enough to see where this is going to lead, but I turn 60 in a couple of months so only get to witness the very beginning.
Scar tissue will be a problem (Score:2)
It's interesting to see how far / fast they're progressing. Based purely on the information in the summary it appears they're now about as advanced as someother players [nin.nl] in this field when it comes to their implantation technologies - though that might be somewhat of a leap on my part, given the paucity of real information.
I suspect that they will soon experience, if they haven't already, the same primary problem with this approach, the build up of scar tissue, which significantly reduces the effectiveness o
Re:Scar tissue will be a problem (Score:2)
I've been watching Neuralink for a while, they seem to have a new-ish non-bioreactive polymer that they're using for the threads, 4 to 6 m in width, and an implantation process for them that doesn't prompt scarring. The implantation robot can site over 100 threads a minute, minimizing time needed for the surgery. Not only are they implanting an order of magnitude more threads than anyone previously but each thread can individually monitor and/or stimulate multiple individual nerve cells along its length. The communications unit is wireless, implanted under the skin, and contact-free rechargeable, expected to last multiple years. When an upgraded version of the controller is available the wiring harness allows it to be replaced in minutes without disturbing the threads in any way.
The Singularity is near. I wish I were young enough to see where this is going to lead, but I turn 60 in a couple of months so only get to witness the very beginning.
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Stupid Unicode.
Not 4 to 6 m in width, 4 to 6 microns in width.
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As a friend of mine told my ex, "Hold onto your skirts, Sweetie. He's a bumpy ride." Some people are going to get bounced out of the cart.