Musk unveils Neuralink visual implant Blindsight

Oct 22

1. 13:55

   Ayi AI Notes

   Musk Unveils Neuralink Visual Implant Blindsight

   Musk has unveiled Neuralink's visual implant Blindsight, which bypasses the eyeballs and writes images directly into the brain's visual cortex; the first-generation product offers low-resolution black-and-white pixels. The author believes its endpoint is to give humans multispectral vision including infrared, ultraviolet, and even radar waves, but clinical approval progress, whether the brain can decode heterogeneous data streams, and the electrode scarring and rejection associated with long-term implantation all await data from the first batch of subjects.

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2. 12:50

   AYi AI Notes

   Neuralink's Blindsight visual implant is about to arrive, bypassing the eyes to write directly to the visual cortex

   Musk has unveiled Neuralink's visual implant Blindsight, claiming it can skip the eyes and optic nerve and write images directly into the brain's visual cortex, and that even people who are completely blind can use it. The first-generation product initially provides only low-resolution basic imagery, with the long-term goal of letting people see infrared, ultraviolet, and even radar signals. The original article notes that the video did not explain the progress of human clinical approval, and that whether the brain can decode non-visible-light signals and whether long-term electrode implantation causes rejection will all have to wait for data from the first batch of subjects.

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