Elon Musk’s recent announcement that his company Neuralink has successfully implanted a computer chip into a human brain has sparked excitement in medical circles and raised ethical concerns.
Earlier this month, Musk announced that the first human participant in their trial had received a brain microchip and was recovering successfully. Before this, Neuralink conducted studies involving monkeys and pigs. Elon Musk has expressed that while the initial phase of the study focuses on assisting patients with spinal cord diseases, the ultimate goal is to enhance human intelligence, enabling individuals to keep up with artificial intelligence .
In the field of defence, computer-brain interfaces offer another potential – yet scary – application. Equipping soldiers with these interfaces would give them a significant advantage, as they would be able to remotely control their weapons using their minds. Reports on Neuralink’s studies involving monkeys have indicated occurrences of seizures, paralysis, and brain swelling. Experts have also pointed out that invasive objects inserted into the body often face rejection or may lose their functionality over time.
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