A monkey playing Pong is the first demonstration of Neuralink, Elon Musk’s project to connect the brain with computers.

Neuralink aspires to connect brains and computers. It is Elon Musk’s latest project and about which we know less. After several years with tests with mice, pigs and samples of various prototypes, now they finally show what is the first demonstration of the supposed capabilities of Neuralink applied to “intelligent” beings.

In the introductory videos, Neuralink shows a monkey playing Pong. Initially the primate is using a joystick but later, according to the narration, the game moves only wirelessly, through the mental reactions of the animal.

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