00:00Elon Musk has just declared that he is now working on the possibility of helping people who have lost limbs by attaching parts of their Optimus robot to their body, then using the Neuralink chip to control them.
00:09On August 22, the company implanted its second patient with the chip.
00:12During an update on its recovery, Elon Musk said that if all goes well, hundreds of people could be equipped with Neuralink in a few years, thousands in 5 years and millions in 10 years.
00:21Neuralink also hopes to one day make mobility available to paralyzed people thanks to another implant, at the level of the spinal cord this time.
00:27The second tetraplegic patient, following a spinal cord injury, could for example play Counter-Strike, create 3D objects using computer-assisted design software, all thanks to the brain stem.
00:36Among the other promises of the billionaire is the ability to give sight to blind people with Neuralink, an affirmation that was questioned in a study at the end of July.
00:43Researchers assure that scientists are still far from creating the necessary neural code to restore the sight of these people.
00:48In other words, the results obtained by the implant of the startup would be limited.
00:51But Elon Musk's goal is not just medical, since according to him, the goal is to give people superpowers, not just to restore their initial ability.
00:58And you, what do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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