arstechnica ,
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Neuralink rival sets brain-chip record with 4,096 electrodes on human brain

Precision expects its minimally invasive brain implant to hit the market next year.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/neuralink-rival-sets-brain-chip-record-with-4096-electrodes-on-human-brain/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

grumpybozo ,
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@arstechnica I want them to succeed, only so that they can demostrate what a dangerous clownshow Musk is running at Neuralink.

nazokiyoubinbou ,
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@arstechnica As neat as it may sound, what are you going to do if Musk arbitrarily decides your name should be X and you should obey his every whim? While I am being facetious here, the fact is, too much of his products and services come down to his whims in some way or other eventually and you can't trust your brain to whims. Period.

IMO it's not even worth discussing the tech until it becomes more well known, more widespread, and more all around audited.

carrotmuncher ,
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@arstechnica They settled on such an “oddly specific number”

https://hachyderm.io/@leoncowle/112141230890076419

jdenen ,
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@arstechnica How many people will be injured by tech bro "move fast, break stuff" philosophy applied to their brains? What happens to people when their implants get bricked because the company that made them shuts off the inevitable subscription server? This technology has incredible potential but our society is in no way structured to use it responsibly.

devans143 ,
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@arstechnica I wonder how many of those 4096 electrodes will stay connected long term?

Wen ,
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@arstechnica reboots will be ‘interesting’

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