Elon Musk says one of his startups involves a wire monkey going to his brain, making him able to play video games.
"He's a happy monkey," said Musk, chief executive of electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. and supporter of many other futuristic projects, including Neuralink Corp., a startup focused on developing a brain-computer interface. He said their videos will be released soon, maybe in a month.
Musk was talking at Clubhouse, a private social app where users organize informal chats without gloves.
Although Clubhouse seems to be nothing more than an app to attend various conferences, it has become a popular platform with around 5 million users, even though 10 days ago, it had only 3 million.
The entrepreneur was asked about the latest developments at the San Francisco-based Neuralink, which was discovered in 2017. Musk, who also founded the space company Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and is now the richest person in the world, is known for his vast interests, from artificial intelligence to underground highways.
"We have monkeys with a wireless device in their skull, with small wires that can play video games in their minds. You can not see where the plant is located, but you can see that he is a happy monkey. We have the best facilities for monkeys in the world. "We want them to play mind-Pong with each other."
Musk explained that the purpose of the brain-technology link is to address brain and spinal cord injuries "and create the lost capacity of people with a chip."
Source: Reuters, HitAuto
