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FDA Rejected Human Trial for Elon Musk’s BCI Tech

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In 2022, Elon Musk’s Neuralink tried – and failed – to secure permission from the FDA to run a human trial of its implantable brain-computer interface (BCI), according to a Reuters report published Thursday.

Citing seven current and former employees, speaking on the condition of anonymity, Reuters reported that the regulatory agency found “dozens of issues” with Neuralink’s application that the company must resolve before it can begin studying its tech in humans.

Tesla Day: ‘Optimus’ AI robots may outnumber humans in future, claims Elon Musk

AI-powered robots will be a bigger business than cars, says the business magnet.

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, has announced the company’s latest development in AI-powered robots during Tesla’s Investor Day event. Musk said the company’s robot, known as “Optimus,” may outnumber humans in the future. This news has created a buzz in the tech community, as many are eager to see how Tesla’s latest innovation will shape the future of automation.

Musk revealed that Tesla is making significant progress in developing its AI-powered robots. The robots, which will be called Optimus, are set to be deployed in the coming years and will be designed to handle various tasks, such as manufacturing and transportation… More.


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Musk said the company’s robot, known as “Optimus,” may outnumber humans in the future. This news has created a buzz in the tech community, as many are eager to see how Tesla’s latest innovation will shape the future of automation.

Elon Musk predicts Tesla’s humanoid ‘Optimus’ robots will eventually outnumber humans

“You could sort of see a home use for robots, certainly industrial uses for robots, humanoid robots,” he said.

Musk’s musings about AI came during Tesla’s first-ever Investor Day presentation, which was held at the carmaker’s Austin, Texas, Gigafactory.

During the presentation, Musk showed an updated video of the company’s “Optimus” robot prototype, which Musk said he aims to use in Tesla factories and sell to the public.

Elon Musk plans chatbot to combat Microsoft ‘controlled’ ChatGPT

The business magnet is trying to hire an AI expert who recently left Alphabet, Google’s parent company.

Elon Musk is working on a “new research lab to develop an alternative to ChatGPT,” OpenAI’s chatbot, which he co-founded earlier and later “cut ties” with.

The tech billionaire has reached out to AI researchers in recent weeks to develop a ChatGPT “alternative,” The Information, a technology news website, reported on Monday, citing sources close to the matter.

People can learn to detect AI writing

Another week, another AI chatbot.

This week Snapchat launched My AI, a customised version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Elon Musk signalled his intentions to build one.

Artificial intelligence (AI) writing technology underpinned by large language models are certainly impressive. And they are creating a great deal of anxiety among writers, academics and people concerned about intellectual property rights.

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