Musk spoke about the breakthrough during an interview on audio-streaming app Clubhouse early Monday morning. Neuralink’s goal, he said, is to create a brain implant that will let human beings control computers with nothing but their minds.
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Microsoft Files Patent to Create Chatbots That Imitate Dead People
The Independent reports that the tech giant has raised the possibility of creating an AI-based chatbot that would be built upon the profile of a person, which includes their “images, voice data, social media posts, electronic messages,” among other types of personal information. It’s understood that the chatbot would then be able to simulate human conversation through voice commands and/or text chats.
Steaks Grown From Human Cells Spark Interest and Outrage
The installation of steak grown from human cells at the Design Museum in London was intended to criticize the meat industry’s rising use of living cells from animals. It ended up triggering a roiling debate about bioethics and the pitfalls of artistic critique.