Elon Musk, along with his Neuralink team, appeared on Lex Fridman’s podcast where they discussed future technologies. The businessman stated that he expects significant results from the chip.

Elon Musk said that their goal is not just to provide people with data transmission speeds equivalent to those of ordinary people. Their task is to ensure even faster data transmission for those who are paralyzed or have completely lost the connection between the brain and the body. He also expressed confidence that within the next couple of years, a patient with a Neuralink implant would be able to surpass a professional gamer because their reaction time would be better.

There are many debates around this technology, both technical and ethical. If the technology proves successful, esports might have to change fundamentally, as the potential of the technology is truly imbalanced.

Earlier, 29-year-old paralyzed American Noland Arbo, on whom Neuralink tested the first prototype of the brain chip, shared his successes in video games. According to the man, his implant allows him to easily aim at the heads of opponents in shooters.

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