🧠 FDA Approves Neuralink's Breakthrough Technology

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• 🤖 AI Enables Swiss Scientists to Reconstruct Spinal Cord

• 🧠 FDA Approves Neuralink's Breakthrough Technology

• 🌮 Tako, the TikTok Equivalent, Emerges as a Prominent Platform

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🤖 AI Enables Swiss Scientists to Reconstruct Spinal Cord

Swiss scientists have achieved a remarkable feat by assisting Gert-Jan Oskam, who had been paralyzed from the waist down for more than ten years, in regaining control over his lower body. Their groundbreaking approach involved harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Oskam's paralysis resulted from a motorcycle accident in 2011.

Through recent advancements, researchers successfully established a "digital bridge" connecting Oskam's brain to his spinal cord, circumventing the damaged areas and enabling him to walk once more. By capturing Oskam's thoughts and utilizing an AI "thought decoder," they translated his intentions into spinal cord stimulation, effectively restoring voluntary movement. Encouragingly, Oskam has exhibited signs of neurological recovery and can now walk (albeit with crutches) even when the implant is deactivated.

When it comes to rebuilding the spinal cord with the assistance of AI, the Swiss scientists have proven to be at the forefront of pioneering research.

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🧠 FDA Approves Neuralink's Breakthrough Technology

Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-implant company, has achieved a significant milestone by obtaining FDA approval for its inaugural human clinical study.

Since 2019, Musk and his team of dedicated scientists have tirelessly pursued the green light from the FDA, overcoming numerous rejections due to understandable concerns.

Neuralink's primary objective is to enhance the lives of individuals with visual impairments, addressing various neurological disorders like depression, and eventually aiding paralyzed individuals in regaining mobility, much like our esteemed Swiss counterparts.

While Neuralink acknowledges that they are not yet fully prepared for a clinical trial, Musk's unwavering determination in the project ensures that progress on the technological front will soon be witnessed in this intricate game of innovation.

🌮 Tako, the TikTok Equivalent, Emerges as a Prominent Platform

TikTok is jumping on the AI chatbot trend with the introduction of its very own chatbot named "Tako."

Tako conveniently appears on the right-hand side of the TikTok interface, providing users with the ability to ask questions or seek recommendations. (Quite an impressive innovation, we must admit.)

While the chatbot is currently being tested in global markets, it is not yet accessible in the United States.

The company aims to leverage this new technology to revolutionize search and navigation, enabling users to ask Tako questions and be directed to relevant videos.

It seems like every tech company is now unveiling its own AI chatbots. Does anyone else feel a bit left out of the festivities? At this pace, we might need to launch our very own chatbot too...

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FASCINATING FINDS

• On this day - May 11, 1979, Realizing his company had missed the boat in estimating the impact and popularity of the Internet, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates issues a memo titled, “The Internet Tidal Wave,” which signaled the company’s focus on the global network. In the memo, Gates declared that the Internet was the “most important single development” since the IBM personal computer — a development that he was assigning “the highest level of importance.” Still, it is curious why it took someone who was regarded as a technology “innovator” so long to realize this. (link)

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