Presenting the Neuralink master plan, from high-density electrodes in the brain to rapid evolution of our extended phenotype. As an investor in the company, I am delighted to see Elon Musk and team reveal the details for the first time last night.
Here are some highlights: 🔜🧠
• The unplanned unveil that they already have a monkey-computer interface working: https://youtu.be/Vj0kGvz2a14
• Neuralink White Paper: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6204648-Neuralink-White-Paper.html
• Intro video: https://youtu.be/2q4GhNdFrAs
• The full presentation: https://youtu.be/r-vbh3t7WVI?t=5561
Some bookmarks:
1:35:14 It is not going to be like suddenly Neuralink will have this incredible neural lace, and start taking over people’s brains, okay, it’ll take a long time. [this is a reference to Iain Banks’ Surface Detail, an inspirational read :)]
2:21:00 On-chip spike detection; stimulation on every channel.
2:24:45 20,000 samples per second, 10bit resolution, 200 Mbps of data for each of the 1,024 channels on the chip
2:25:40 On-chip algorithms compress the data by 200 times
2:26:45 The current 1,024-channel N1 chip consumes 6.6µW power; 4x5mm silicon die
2:41:10 Potentially rich visual feedback for the blind
2:55:35 A monkey has been able to control a computer with his brain
2:57:40 It would make sense for us to make more of the robots and provide the chips to academia to further the science
And a nice summary from Reddit:
• Immediate goal of treating brain disorders, long term vision of merging with artificial intelligence
• Neuralink has $158M in funding and 90 employees
• Major advance in ultra dense, flexible electrodes bundled into “threads” smaller than a human hair
• A robot has been designed that can insert threads autonomously into the brain
• Implants utilizes a custom computer chip to process brain signals
• Currently working on rats, hoping to work on humans as soon as second quarter 2020
• First product “N1” is aimed at quadriplegia and will consist of brain implants, a wireless bluetooth wearable worn behind the ear, and a phone app
from: https://www.reddit.com/r/Neuralink/comments/cdxxyr/megathread_official_neuralink_event_716_8pm_pt/
Leave a Reply