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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 01:21:24 JST Ars Technica

   Elon Musk’s Neuralink puts brain chip in first human amid federal scrutiny

   Neuralink's first chip, called Telepathy, aims to control devices, like a phone, with thought.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/elon-musks-neuralink-puts-brain-chip-in-first-human-amid-federal-scrutiny/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Keith Ivey (kcivey@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 01:40:50 JST Keith Ivey

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     @arstechnica If the only evidence we have that the implant happened is Musk's tweet, I'd say it's at best 50-50 that it's true.

     Also, PRIME stands for "Precise Robotically Implanted brain-coMputer intErface"? Can someone explain the concept behind acronyms to him?

   • veee (veeesix@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 02:12:41 JST veee

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     @arstechnica did it at least come with a free blue check mark?

   • Cragsand :catjam: (cragsand@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 02:49:56 JST Cragsand :catjam:

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     @arstechnica They still haven't solved the problem with scar tissue buildup. I really don't see soft-electrodes working out without a completely different approach to neural interfaces. All these methods still don't have a long-term expectancy and it's honestly immoral to subject people to it unless absolutely necessary.

     Sometime back I read about successful gene therapy for making neurons photo-receptive and interfacing that way. That seems much more humane.