First human to receive implant from Neuralink is able to control a mouse

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Isn't it that the person can control a pointer on a screen. A mouse is a physical object.

I call fud.

why's that? Personally, I'm a bit suspicious because: a) it "works" first time b) there's no evidence shown from Elon

c) It's Elon.

Elon lies. If not all, his "announcements" have no source of truth. From SpaceX to Telsa, they are always exaggerated.

I don't dismiss that they've may of operated on someone implementing the chip but the realistic aspect of the chip not being rejected nor causing scar tissue would be the real news. In fact I doubt they've implanted it at all; this is just hyperbole to keep the hype going.

Maybe the future of the chip will enable you to move a mouse but in this instance I really doubt it.

Musk is indeed a lying fuckweasel, but this claim isn't unreasonable. It's something that's been done under lab conditions before.

The limitations are more about medical ethics. This is a device that's potentially painful and damaging, and requires extremely invasive surgery. It has to not just work, but keep on working; it's worse-than-useless if it fails in a week or even in a month. We need to know what the side effects are.

I'm willing to believe Musk when he makes a believable technological claim about an existing technology. (As opposed to a dubious claim about a future one, like the hyperloop.) But I'm certain he's pushed the ethical considerations to, and well past, the limit.

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