arstechnica ,
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Neuralink to implant 2nd human with brain chip as 75% of threads retract in 1st

Algorithm tweaks made up for the loss, and Neuralink thinks it has fix for next patient.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/neuralink-to-implant-2nd-human-with-brain-chip-as-75-of-threads-retract-in-1st/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

carlosramos ,
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@arstechnica In a dystopian future, neuralink patients will "dream" with targeted ads, and when he is in a nearby neuralink clients, he will sense a compelling will to buy a product or visit determined stores.

They will be able to install adblockers and stop telemetry at all?

disky00 ,
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@arstechnica I hope the test subjects are being paid extremely well. I get the feeling they're just Musk devotees that are excited enough to be fooled into brain surgery though.

garretble ,
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@arstechnica

Being a "beta male" is taking on a whole new meaning when you are just a test subject for some company.

ids1024 ,
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@arstechnica Have they released any information yet about their implants being able to do anything other than control a mouse cursor?

Controlling a mouse cursor with your mind has been possible for decades now, without implanting anything, so even if their implants are safe and effective, they'd need to do a lot more to really be impressive.

collectifission ,
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@arstechnica A huge "nuh uh" for me. I think this is finally my "I'm getting old" tech.

Lazarou ,
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@arstechnica I guess the 1st patient goes in the bin then?

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