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Nov 20, 2024

Neuralink transplant patient can control computer mouse ‘by just thinking,’ Elon Musk says

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The recipient of the world’s first Neuralink brain-chip transplant is able to control a computer mouse by thinking, the tech startup’s founder Elon Musk announced this week.

“Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with no ill effects that we are aware of,” Reuters reported that Musk said in an X Spaces event on Monday. “Patient is able to move a mouse around the screen by just thinking.”

Musk added that Neuralink was trying to get the patient to click the mouse as much as possible, Reuters reported.

Nov 20, 2024

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Cleared to Start Brain Chip Trial in Canada

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience

The billionaire’s brain device company is currently recruiting patients in the US, UK and Canada.

Nov 20, 2024

Elon Musk said his AI-brain-chips company could ‘solve’ autism and schizophrenia

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Musk said he thinks Neuralink will “solve a lot of brain-related diseases,” naming autism and schizophrenia as examples. Autism is not a disease.

Nov 19, 2024

Elon Musk sets four expectations for SpaceX Starship’s sixth test flight

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Elon Musk has set the expectations for SpaceX’s sixth test flight of Starship with four objectives that must be achieved in order for the launch to be considered a success.

Nov 19, 2024

As Elon Musk pushes driverless cars, one company is already testing autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires

Posted by in categories: drones, Elon Musk, food, robotics/AI

The heart-stopping flights led to his research of unmanned aircraft systems while getting his doctorate degree in aerospace engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Then, he formed Rotor Technologies in 2021 to develop unmanned helicopters.

Rotor has built two autonomous Sprayhawks and aims to have as many as 20 ready for market next year. The company also is developing helicopters that would carry cargo in disaster zones and to offshore oil rigs. The helicopter could also be used https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-season-2024-firefighters…2e4c66fd7” rel=“noopener”>to fight wildfires.

For now, Rotor is focused on the agriculture sector, which has embraced automation with drones but sees unmanned helicopters as a better way to spray larger areas with pesticides and fertilizers.

Nov 19, 2024

Tesla Robotaxi may launch early as Elon Musk bags nationwide autonomous vehicle deregulation

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Elon Musk’s bet on the incoming Trump administration is starting to pay off handsomely, with autonomous vehicle permits heading Tesla’s way.

Nov 18, 2024

Elon Musk Says AI Will Surpass Doctors, Lawyers After ChatGPT Tops Medical Diagnoses — Humans Becoming ‘Biological’ Backups

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Elon Musk has predicted that AI will surpass doctors and lawyers after a study revealed OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 outperformed medical professionals in diagnosing illnesses.

What Happened: A study reported by The New York Times revealed that AI achieved a 90% accuracy rate, compared to 76% for doctors using ChatGPT as a tool and 74% for doctors relying on traditional resources.

Following the publication of the report, Bindu Reddy, CEO of Abacus. AI, stated that an AI doctor with access to all lab reports would be able to diagnose problems and suggest remedies better than most human doctors.

Nov 15, 2024

London to New York in ‘30 minutes’: Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Drastically Reduce Travel Times with Starship

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SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, is aiming for a radical future in which Starship rockets link major cities in a matter of minutes. Soon, you’ll be able to travel from London to New York in just 30 minutes. But how exactly will this game-changing technology work, and what obstacles remain?

Nov 15, 2024

Elon Musk says there’s a 10% to 20% chance that AI ‘goes bad,’ even while he raises billions for his own startup xAI

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, existential risks, robotics/AI

The Tesla CEO said AI is a “significant existential threat.”

Nov 10, 2024

Tesla Rolls Out Major FSD Update with Neural Network Shift

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation

Tesla began rolling out a significant update to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software on Saturday, shifting the city-streets driving system to a single, end-to-end neural network model in FSD version 12.5.6.3.

Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company’s FSD technology “is now almost entirely AI.” In early October, Musk had stated that FSD “will soon exceed 10,000 miles between critical interventions, which is a year of driving for most people.”

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