Can hackers read thoughts via brain-implanted chips? Rajesh PN Rao, Hwang endowed professor and director of Neural Systems Laboratory at University of Washington, is an authority. He tells Abhilash Gaur the field is far bigger than Elon Musk’s Neuralink, and technologies are advancing rapidly. Elon Musk ’s social media heft has made Neuralink synonymous with brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Although Neuralink has become synonymous with BCIs, researchers at universities were developing BCIs for many decades before Neuralink was conceived.

Source: The Times April 19, 2025 01:18 UTC