Brain Implant Of Neuralink Telepathy, Elon Musk Injects Controversial Technology Into The First Human Brain

JAKARTA - Elon Musk's controversial Neuralink technology reached a milestone by successfully injecting the first brain implant chip, called 'Telepathy', into the human brain. Neuralink, which was registered as a medical research company in California in July 2016, was led by Elon Musk with funds largely of its own.

Telepati, as Musk claims, allows users to control cell phones or computers just by thinking, opening up the potential for control almost on all devices. Neuralink's main vision is to form a network of electrodes connected to the brain to communicate wirelessly with the world, allowing to share thoughts without the need for written or verbal language.

Although this technology was originally directed to help people with quadriplegia control technology with their minds, such as computers or smartphones, Musk then implies the concept of "conceptual telepathy." It dreams of the ability to store and replay memories, even restoring memories into new bodies or robots.

Neuralink technology involves installing a chip in the brain with a small flexible thread sewn by a sewing machine-like robot. This procedure is claimed by Musk to take only 30 minutes without general anesthesia, and patients can go home on the same day. The electrodes on the Neuralink chip read signals from brain neurons, translating them into motor control that can control external technology or body function.

However, the company has faced heavy controversy over trials of live animals, including monkeys and pigs. Although Neuralink denies animal abuse, previous claims mentioned monkey deaths during trials.

Despite promising progress, some experts warn of potential privacy problems with brain implants. Elon Musk has put forward several other potential applications, such as live music streaming to the brain and even claims of addiction and depression.

In the context of security, Neuralink claims to have tested implants in animals for several years, although the results varied. In a 2020 demonstration, Musk showed the Neuralink chip in pigs, and the following year, in monkeys playing computer games on thought.

Despite ethical concerns and privacy, other neurotech companies have also achieved extraordinary achievements, including brain stimulation devices that change symptoms of Parkinson's disease and permanent brain implants that allow patients with ALS to communicate adequately.

Elon Musk, despite facing criticism, expressed his comfort in injecting brain chips into his children. While ethical debates continue, Neuralink's brain implants present tremendous potential to restore body function and open the door to the human era.