Imagine living in a society where paralysis and depression are considered things of the past. Imagine living in a world where human brains manage technology, where tasks can be completed with only your idea, almost like magic, and where the lines separating humans and machines are blurred. Neuralink, an innovative neurotechnology startup founded by Elon Musk, makes all of these things feasible.
However, while we speed toward this future, we also need to face the more sinister aspects of technology-the threats it poses to our autonomy, our identity, and our very humanity.
So, today we will dive into the neuralink’s mind blowing chip how this chip works, what are the benefits of this chip, how nuerallink can be a potential threat humanity and what is the future of this chip?
Neuralink’s telepathy brain chip: How it works:
The brain chip known as Telepathy was initially implanted in a human (named Noland Arbaugh, he is from the United States and became paralyzed from the shoulders down after a spinal cord injury) back in January by the Neuralink company, which is managed by Elon Musk. It was only the beginning of a six-year study and a single step in a much longer process to make the technology secure and practical.
The N1 implant, the initial iteration of this telepathy, is excessively tiny, resembling a coin. There are four sections for this N1 impant. The biocampatable enclosure is the first section; the battery is the second; the chip is the third; and the polymer threads are the fourth.
Using advanced robotics, these threads are inserted with precision, minimizing damage to the surrounding brain tissue. The implanted chip can then wirelessly transmit data to external devices, enabling direct brain-to-device communication. The ultimate goal is to create a seamless interface between the human brain and technology, allowing for unprecedented control and interaction.
But here the question that emerge in your mind is that by placing N1 implant how can we control any other device?
Prior to operating the device, you must comprehend how information moves through the brain.
More than 100 billion neurons make up our brain; these neurons are responsible for information transmission throughout our entire body. Each of these neurons is conjugated to the other. These neurons now convert any information into electric impulses, which are like a secret code. As a result of these electric signals moving from one neuron to another, a network of communication is created. The electrical activity that occurs in neurons during this transmission is referred to as an action potential or neuron spike.
Elon Musk actually discussed this neuron spike in a recent post.
The N1 implant has 16 electrodes on one thread, or 1024 electrodes, and when these neurons fire, an electric field is created. This electric field is then detected by electrodes. These 1024 electrodes may now effortlessly record your feelings whenever you feel anything.
This only relates to how the brain works right now; to learn more about what the neuralink does with these electrical signals, read on.
Now Neuralink threads capture electrical signals and transfer them to an adjacent chip, which then processes and interprets the signals. The Annune chip is similar to the implant’s heart since it is the only component that can communicate with the brain and a device such as a translator. To do this, the chip converts electric signals into binary information, which is subsequently sent to a computer via Bluetooth.
Hence, the telepathic chip that powers this operates in the manner described above. This explains why the first telepath played games with only his head, not his hands.
Benefits of neuralink (telepathy):
Individuals with neck-down paralysis will be able to use computers simply by thinking thanks to the Neuralink Chip N1 implanted in the human brain. Patients are able to become more independent because to this benefit.
In the future, Neuralink may help enhance user memory and cognitive abilities, restore a user’s motor, sensory and visual functions as well as treat neurological disorders.
Assist those with impairments: Neuralink’s BCIs may be able to enable those who are blind, paralyzed, or suffer from other disabilities recover control over their bodies and communicate with the outside world. Boost human cognition: Another option for improving human cognition is to employ Neuralink’s BCIs.
NEURALINK: Can it be a Threat to Humanity!
As you gain a greater understanding of how this operates and its main advantages, have you considered the possibility that, in addition to criminals and hecklers, the corporation itself may be guilty of abusing this chip?
Elon Musk recently compare the N1 implant of the new iPhone version at a Neuralinks event, and he also mentioned that a new Neuralink version is being developed.
However, did you also know that the Apple Corporation slows down production of its older models whenever a new iPhone model is introduced? This may be seen in a variety of ways. There’s now a chance that when the new Neuralink models are released, they could solve its old models.
In addition, there’s a chance that Elon Musk will introduce a new version of X that requires subscription payments similar to Netflix in order to access our own memories.
Overall, to give your brain control to another company what are your general thoughts?
In all, the company has killed about 1,500 animals, including more than 280 sheep, pigs and monkeys, following experiments since 2018, according to records reviewed by Reuters and sources with direct knowledge of the company’s animal-testing operations. The sources characterized that figure as a rough estimate because the company does not keep precise records on the number of animals tested and killed. Neuralink has also conducted research using rats and mice.
The death of these animals caused due to infection, swollen in brain and wrong placement of implant. All of these deaths prove that neuralink is still in its initial stages infect all of these problems may occur in the case of humans.
Elon musk’s main aim:
Neuralink is not alone in the race to create telepathy devices; Blackrock and Synchron have also created telepathy devices. The distinction between the two is that although Blackrock and Synchro’s primary goal is to assist physically disabled individuals, Neuralink claims that its goal is distinct from theirs.
Neuralink concluded that connecting humans with AI would benefit them and turn them into transhuman beings.
Elon Musk asserts that in order to combat artificial intelligence (AI), humans must become more like it. This is in line with the direction that technological growth in the field is taking. Elon Musk announced his mission statement in 2020 for this reason:
“If you can’t beat them, then join them”
—–Neuralink’s mission statement—–
Future of neuralink chip:
These BMIs have the capacity to heal neurological conditions, improve cognitive function, and potentially combine artificial and human intelligence. Neuralink’s ability to heal and restore brain function is one of the main features that tech fans are looking forward to.
But on the other hand, such as invasive surveillance, mind control, or the exploitation of individuals’ neural data without their consent may stop it to become boom. Because this will cause some physical side effects like bleeding, headaches, nausea or seizures. Psychological side effects like mood changes.
Considering the significant adverse effects, such as brain control and other risk considerations, nobody wants to implant this chip in their brain.
Conclusion:
Finally, if I were to sum up this neuralink in a few words, I would refer to it as a “digitally upgraded brain.” There’s excitement and uncertainty about this neuralink. It will be a miracle for those who are paralyzed on the one hand, but it will also function as a brain-controlling remote control on the other, and it might even induce infection or even death. Since this chip is only in its early stages, we are eager to know what Elon Musk will do next to advance it. Additionally, we must use this chip in a way that it will never eradicate our humanity, individuality, or autonomy.
