Elon Musk's proposal to implant chips in brains has provoked cautious skepticism worldwide. Neuralink, a co-founded company of Musk, aims to develop a Brain-Computer Interface for helping the disabled, yet many fear its potential malicious use. Many caution Musk to try the chips on himself first before deploying them on humans. Despite the resistance, Neuralink remains dedicated to its purpose of helping the disabled.
Revolutionary breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are being made at the University of Texas at Austin. With the help of A.I. models similar to ChatGPT, scientists have managed to convert human brain activity into text. With research led by doctoral student Jerry Tang and computer science professor Alex Huth, a fMRI machine captured 16 hours of human words and thoughts, with up to 82% accuracy. Such technology could benefit physically impaired people, although creative ethical considerations must be made to ensure privacy is respected. Learn more about Divyanshi Sharma and her AI-driven research collaboration at UT Austin.
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