The billionaire also disclosed that “Telepathy” will be the first offering from his startup. According to the business, its primary objective is to allow users to use only their thoughts to control a computer’s keyboard or cursor.
The billionaire also expressed his hope that people with disabilities, like Stephen Hawking, may one day be able to “communicate faster than an auctioneer” thanks to a product known as “Telepathy.”
“Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Mr Musk said in a post on the social media platform X on Monday.
Spikes are activity by neurons, which the National Institute of Health describes as cells that use electrical and chemical signals to send information around the brain and to the body.
Mr Musk said it will “‘enable control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking”.
The US Food and Drug Administration gave the company clearance last year to conduct its first trial to test its implant on humans, a critical milestone in the start-up’s hopes to help patients overcome paralysis and a host of neurological conditions.
