Elon Musk, CEO of Neuralink, a brain-computer interface company, said that the company’s first brain implant will enable paralyzed patients to use their smartphones through their minds, and control their phones faster than ordinary people. The speed of the fingers is faster.

Musk posted a series of tweets on Twitter to disclose the news. Musk said that this brain-computer interface device "is implanted into the skull and can be charged wirelessly, so it is the same after implantation."

He said that the future Neuralink brain-computer interface device can enable paraplegic patients to walk again.

In response to another Twitter user, Musk said that human trials of the Neuralink brain-computer interface device will begin later this year.

He also said that even people who are not paralyzed can apply to implant the device so that they can play video games.

Musk said that Neuralink's brain-computer interface devices may eventually be used to "preserve" human thoughts, so that people who have died can live in another person's body or in a robot's body. In August last year, Neuralink demonstrated this brain-computer interface device on three pigs, demonstrating how the implanted device can detect a pig’s neural signal changes in real time.

Musk said in the same month that owners of Tesla cars can use Neuralink's brain-computer interface devices to summon cars with their minds. (Chenchen)

Source: NetEase Technology Report, translated by Google Translate