Elon Musk said that humans would be symbiotic with AI JAE C HONG/APA start-up created by Elon Musk wants to drill holes in people’s skulls and give them the ability to control computers and smartphones with their mind. The billionaire has given his first presentation as head of Neuralink, a secretive company that he founded in 2017. It is designing brain implants that will allow people to type out a text message or email and navigate a computer simply by thinking. It wants initially to help patients with brain injuries and diseases, including paralysis, Alzheimer’s and dementia, but the eventual goal is to design a wireless implant that anyone can install and control through a smartphone app. It may even restore sensory functions, such as giving sight to the blind.

Source: The Times July 17, 2019 23:18 UTC