Tue Jan 30, 2024 - 4:55 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — Billionaire mogul Elon Musk’s controversial company Neuralink successfully implanted a computer chip into the brain of a human subject for the first time on Sunday. The technology and its potential impact on humanity has sparked serious ethical concerns. Musk announced the news in a post on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Monday. “The first human received an implant from [Neuralink] yesterday and is recovering well,” he said. The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2024 Musk said the company’s first product, named “Telepathy,” “[e]nables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking.” “Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs,” he said. “Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or …
But wouldn't it be nice if these chips helped blind people be able to see, or cure Alzheimers, or ALS, or even cancer. THen everyone would be singing another tune. I hope it works towards curing diseases.