Chinese Brain Implant Project Set to Overtake Musk’s Neuralink

Elon Musk lack of focus may be catching up to him. Beyond Tesla losing its lead to China’s BYD in the electric vehicle market, it appears that his ambitious project to implant computer chips in human brains may similarly be falling behind competitors. According to Reuters, a Chinese tech company has implanted similar chips in three patients with a plan to install ten more the end of 2025; Elon Musk’s Neuralink has to-date installed chips in three patients. Projects to create brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, have been in the works since at least the early 2010s. The technology has already demonstrated its usefulness in people with disabilities, like spinal cord injuries, where BCIs can allow one with limited mobility to control a computer with their mind. The chips essentially work by monitoring electrical signals in the brain for patterns associated with different actions, translating them into computer code. The leading BCI project in China is a collaboration between the Chinese ... Read full article.