Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) firm Neuralink grabbed headlines this yr with the announcement of its first human trial in January, adopted by its second in August. The agency goals to mass-produce a tiny, implantable chip that can initially permit individuals with paralysis to manage computer systems with their thoughts, earlier than a wider rollout for anybody who may need it.
The corporate’s first topic, Noland Arbaugh, stated that the machine was “like using the Force [from Star Wars] on the cursor”. He had a coin-sized…