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Elon Musk: Neuralink Corporation, the company of one of the world's richest people and Tesla owner Elon Musk, has once again come into the limelight. Last month, this company related to brain technology had fitted a chip in the brain of a person. Now the company has admitted that this chip was defective. The company gave this information through a blog post.
the thread begins to pull away from the tissue
In January this year, the company surgically implanted a chip in the brain of a man named Noland. The purpose of this chip was to make the human brain more powerful. Some electrode threads attached to the chip were attached to brain tissue. The chip started having mechanical problems just a few weeks after it was installed. These threads started separating from the brain tissue. The company admitted that its device does not work properly.
improved later
The company said that this problem has been fixed through a software. After this the chip performed well and surpassed Noland's initial performance. The company said that it is now working to overcome this. The company aims to use the chip in robotic arms and wheelchairs so that mentally challenged people can use it easily.
Learn about the company
Elon Musk started this company in the year 2016. The aim of this company is to create a chip that can establish good communication between the human brain and the computer. The company wants to install this chip in as many people as possible.
Co-founder left the company
Recently Neuralink company co-founder Benjamin Rapoport has left the company. Benjamin raised questions on the functioning of this company. He did not consider it safe for humans. Business neurosurgeon Benjamin spoke about the work being done by the company in a podcast. It is not safe for humans. A company that uses small electrodes. It can harm the human brain.