Published on January 30, 2024 at 5:15 p.m. / Modified on January 31, 2024 at 08:41.
“Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a typist or an auctioneer. That’s the goal.” On the X platform, Elon Musk did not hide his enthusiasm on Tuesday by referring to the famous British physicist suffering from a neurological disease who died in 2018, quite the contrary. Neuralink, the neurotechnology start-up co-founded by the American entrepreneur in 2016, has placed its first implant in a human brain. Enough to bring grist to the mill of Elon Musk, who took the opportunity to announce the “first product” of the young company, entitled “Telepathy”.
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