"DJ Seo, Neuralink's president, told an audience at the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies in Seoul that the company hopes to demonstrate communication with large language model AI platforms "at the speed of thought," potentially faster than spoken speech. "We think that it's actually possible to demonstrate abilities to speak to the latest AI model, or LLM models, at the speed of thought, even faster than how you're speaking, and being able to potentially get that information back through your AirPods, effectively closing the loop," Seo stated."
"Ultimately, Seo described the trial as a stepping stone toward broader human enhancement and consumer-facing applications, beyond the company's initial focus on medical conditions like ALS, stroke, blindness, and Parkinson's disease. While initial implants will focus on patients with severe speech impairments, Neuralink plans to eventually expand to healthy individuals by 2030. The company aims to scale to 20,000 implants per year by 2031."
Neuralink plans to begin a US clinical trial in October to use implanted brain-computer interfaces to translate neural signals directly into text. The trial received FDA approval under an investigational device exemption and will initially focus on patients with severe speech impairments, enabling communication without moving mouths or using keyboards. Neuralink aims to demonstrate interaction with large language models "at the speed of thought" and to return information via devices like AirPods. The company intends to expand to healthy individuals by 2030 and scale production to 20,000 implants per year by 2031.
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