Neuralink is an American biotechnology startup company developing implantable brain–computer interfaces (BCI). The company was started in 2016 and first publicly reported on in March 2017.[1][2][3]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of employees | 300 (2022)  |
Neuralink Corp. was incorporated in the US state of Delaware,[citation needed] as is common for many companies, but operates in California. Neuralink is registered in California as a medical research company. The goal of the company, according to CEO Elon Musk, is to augment humans so that they can continue to be economically useful while competing with machines.[4][5]
Musk has previously spoken about a "neural lace"[6], which is a term from the Culture series of science-fiction novels written by Iain M. Banks in 1987 which introduces the concept of programming neurons.[7] This type of technology is slowly becoming a reality upon recent advances in nanotechnology which allowed the development of a biomedically engineered substrate consisting of electrical circuits that can interact with neurological signals upon injection into the brain.[Nature Nanotechnology 1]
Similar technology is currently under research and development across various universities and institutions.[8][7][Nature Nanotechnology 1]
References
- ^ "Elon Musk Launches Neuralink to Connect Brains With Computers". Wall Street Journal. March 27, 2017. ISSN 0099-9660.
- ^ Statt, Nick (March 27, 2017). "Elon Musk launches Neuralink, a venture to merge the human brain with AI". The Verge. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Etherington, Darrell (March 27, 2017). "Elon Musks Neuralink wants to boost the brain to keep up with AI". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Staff; agencies (March 28, 2017). "Elon Musk wants to connect brains to computers with new company" – via The Guardian.
- ^ Solon, Olivia (February 15, 2017). "Elon Musk says humans must become cyborgs to stay relevant. Is he right?" – via The Guardian.
- ^ Recode (June 2, 2016), We are already cyborgs | Elon Musk | Code Conference 2016, retrieved April 1, 2017
- ^ a b CUTHBERTSON, ANTHONY. "ELON MUSK LAUNCHES NEURALINK STARTUP TO CONNECT YOUR BRAIN TO THE INTERNET". newsweek.com. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Bahmani, Hamed. "Uploading data to the brain". tuebingen.mpg.de. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
Journal articles
- ^ a b c Liu, Jia; Fu, Tian-Ming; Cheng, Zengguang; Hong, Guosong; Zhou, Tao; Jin, Lihua; Duvvuri, Madhavi; Jiang, Zhe; Kruskal, Peter; Xie, Chong; Suo, Zhigang; Fang, Ying; Lieber, Charles M. (June 8, 2015). "Syringe-injectable electronics". Nature Nanotechnology. 10 (7): 629–636. doi:10.1038/nnano.2015.115. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
External links
- The Elon Musk Post Series at Wait But Why (Musk stated that a long piece on Neuralink will appear here soon)
- We are already cyborgs, Elon Musk at Code Conference 2016 on YouTube
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