Elon Musk Got Node for Human Brain Implant Trials

Neuralink, Biotech Giant, Cleared Path for the First Human Trial: 

Neuralink, a brain chip startup by the tech giant and investor Elon Musk, got permission from the government authorities on September 20, 2023. Neuralink had been waiting for the ‘Yes’ for a  long time.

Biotech Start-up Neuralink [Credit-BBC]

It has started inviting proposals from interested candidates on its website link. Candidates, as per the node, who have paralysis due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are eligible for the trials.

Neuralink human brain implant project:

After the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] node in May 2023, an independent review board approved Elon Musk’s grand project in September 2023.

Neuralink Got Node for Human Trial [Credit-X]

The project is named “PRIME”. It stands for Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface. As per the project, the ‘Biotechnology Startup’ began the process for its first human trial of brain implants.

The testing would be performed on paralysis patients of cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [ALS]. 

During the trial, robotic surgery will be conducted to implant a brain-computer interface [BCI] in the region of the brain that controls the intention part.

Neuralink says its initial goal is “to enable human beings to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone.” The chip installed in the brain would record and send brain signals to an app.

Musk's Neuralink Starts Human Trials [Credit-Yahoo]

The study will last for 6 years, where 18 months of at-home and clinic visits followed by follow-up visits over five years. The company, Neuralink, asked for 10 people for trial but it has not disclosed how many have been granted by the FDA.

Popular author Walter Isaacson writes in his new book about the passion or obsession of Musk for science fiction ‘Neural Lace.’ It is based on Iain Banks’s famous human-machine interface technology book.

 

Neuralink previous records:

The Biotech giants implanted BCI in animals successfully in the past. It showed a video chip-installed pig and his work in 2020. However, it is also under scrutiny after a monkey died in project testing in 2022 during an effort to get the animal to play Pong, a video game.

Musk's Start-up Neuralink [Credit-X]

The company has been trying to seek clearance from the FDA since 2019 for its human trials. However, the authority is concerned regarding the safety of the other parts of the brain or possible tissue damage during the implant of the chip.

Mask has grand wisdom for Neuralink. Once he said, “It would facilitate speedy surgical insertions of its chip devices to treat conditions like obesity, autism, depression, and schizophrenia.”

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India Impressively Starts Brain Gain 'Vaibhav' Scheme Reversing The Brain Drain

India Impressively Starts Brain Gain 'Vaibhav' Scheme by Reversing The Brain Drain [Credit-ThinkWithNiche]

India took a critical move and started the 'Vaibhav' brain gain scheme by reversing the brain drain. Nearly 75 Indian diaspora scientists may return and serve in different projects in India over the next three years. 

Under the government's new fellowship scheme, multiple science and technology projects would be worth around Rs. 80 crore. As per government sources, the first batch of 22 fellows has already been selected. These candidates are expected to join the institutes in April this year.

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Vaibhav Scheme By the Department of Science and Technology:

The Department of Science and Technology [DST] government of India has launched a scheme named Vaibhav. Under the Vaibhav scheme, the DST has already completed its first call for proposals and initiated the second call. 

According to Dr. Charu Aggrawal from the DST, the call is being made to all scientists of Indian origin engaged in active research in recognized institutes abroad. They should have at least five years to collaborate with a reputed institute/university, including the IITs in India.

Vaibhav Scheme By the Department of Science and Technology [Credit-Civilsdaily]

Scientists have to be required to spend 1-2 months manually for a maximum of three years. They will be provided a grant of Rs. 4 lakh per year [$4800]. Scientists may take leave to come and work in India briefly but must submit a consent letter from their parent institute.

The fellowship under the Vaibhav scheme will also cover their international travel from the parent institute to India once a year. They will get fully-furnished local accommodation for two months and Rs. 1 lakh/year for research expenditure in India. They will also get entitlements for their domestic travel to institutes within India.

Science and Technology Ministry will also provide financial support up to Rs. 5 lakh per year for three years to the institute for facilitating fellow scientists for research work. While scientists have to spend just two months in a year, the respected institute will have to complete the project within three years and will connect online for the rest of the year. 

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Priority Sectors Under the Vaibhav Scheme:

The scientists will be selected based on a research proposal to be submitted by the host institute to collaborate with. All the funds would be released to the respective institute, which will disburse it to the fellow.

However, the fellowship under the Vaibhav scheme is open for all areas under the departments of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics as well as Medicine [STEMM]. Artificial Intelligence [AI], Machine Learning [ML], and Data Science will be among the priorities.

Dr. Charu Agrwal says,

"It is a good opportunity for our scientists working abroad to collaborate with their local counterparts......... value to both. The Indian diaspora has access to new innovations and futuristic technology.......share with the students here. It is like giving back to the country in a way and a win-win situation.....all."

Some areas are also being prioritized in line with the government's scientific missions launched recently. These are the National Quantum Mission, National Supercomputing Mission, Deep Ocean Mission, and the Plan to get the Indian diaspora to engage.

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Applications Submission Under the Vaibhav Scheme:

The DST Ministry has planned to shortlist as many as 75 scientists from countries across the globe based on their research proposals that will also benefit Indian research. The first call was made last year, of which, 302 proposals were received. 22 candidates have been selected across 18 different verticals.

Applications Submission Under the Vaibhav Scheme [Credit-Indoeuropean. eu]

The second call was made this January and will end by March 15 after scrutiny of their applications. Scientists from the US, Sweden, Norway, Australia, Singapore, Japan, and the UK have applied extensively. The maximum number of scientists are from the US and Canada who are keen to engage with local institutes.

The process of proposals examination is conducted by an Expert Review Committee with members from different ministers including The Earth Sciences, New and Renewable Energy, Health, Electronics, and IT.

The fellowship under the Vaibhav Scheme is open to all Non-resident Indians [NRIs], persons of Indian Origin [POI], and Overseas Citizens of India [OCI] currently employed abroad.

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Elon Musk Introduced 'Gork' AI Chat Boat For X Users

The tech giant and pioneering entrepreneur Elon Musk introduced 'Gork' an AI Chat Boat Model. Elon also announced that Grok is integrated with the X platform. It is a unique AI model designed to reply to prompts with a dash of humor.

Elon Musk Introduced Chat Boat Gork [Credit-Player.me]

Musk said about the xAI, if you are not a fan of humor, this AI tool may not be your cup of tea. Grok has been designed to leverage real-time knowledge from the X platform that empowers it to tackle even the spiciest of queries. Although the xAI is still in beta, under the two months of belt training, it will refine and expand its capabilities.

The Goal Behind xAI or Grok:

When Elon Musk introduced 'Gork', explained that with the help of Grok, people will understand and learn. The goal of xAI is to help people gain knowledge, understand and learn. 

It is powered by Grok-1 LLM which was developed over four months. Its prototype, Grok-0, was trained with 33 billion parameters whereas its counterpart Meta's LLM was trained with 70 billion parameters.

Capabilities of Grok-1:

Grok-1 showed impressive capabilities by scoring 63.2% on the HumanEval coding task and 73% on MMLU. However, it may not outshine GPT-4 but progressed significantly compared to Grok-0 in a short span.

The Grok-1 performed well on various benchmarks, like MMLU, HumanEval, a Python code generation test, and MATHS which covers middle and high school maths exams.

Elon Musk's Chat Boat Gork [Credit-The Coin Republic]

In another hand-graded test in 2023, the Hungarian national high school finals in mathematics, Gork-1 scored 59% surpassing Claude 2's 55% and GPT-4's 58%.  

The above-given data shows that Grok-1 has comparable power to OpenAI's GPT-3.5 but not as advanced as the latest GPT-4. xAI officials claimed that despite using less training data, Grok-1 can compete with models requiring larger datasets and more computing power.

Training of Grok-1:

According to xAI authorities, Grok-1 is trained using a custom stack based on Kubernetes, Rust, and JAX. The Grok-1 has a real-time internet access design that enables it to provide up-to-date data or information.

Elon Musk Unveils Chat Boat Gork [Credit-Business Today]

However, analysts predict that this design may generate incorrect or contradictory information. x AI is eagerly looking for human feedback to improve its contextual understanding, multi-mode capabilities, and adversarial robustness. 

According to company officials, Elon Musk introduced 'Grok's Beta version is accessible to a limited number of users in the US but it may be available shortly to their X Premium+ subscribers. It would cost $16 per month which is around Rs. 1300 in India so users can enjoy knowledge and humor.

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Sunil Mittal OneWeb Satellite Service Ready To Cover Country From Next Month

Chairman of Bharti Airtel confirmed that Sunil Mittal's OneWeb Satellite communication service is ready to connect all parts of the country from next month. It is also called India's own Starlink Broadband service.

Sunil Mittal's OneWeb Constellation [Credit-Youtube]

The chairman was speaking at the inaugural session of the India Mobile Congress 2023. Sunil Mittal said 5G service was launched last year and Airtel has covered the entire country with a vast covering of 5,000 towns and cities along with 20,000 villages to date.

Sunil Mittal OneWeb Constellation and Eutelsat:

Mr. Mittal said that Airtel with the help of Universal Services Obligation Fund has been connecting rural and remote areas with broadband networks. Now 'One Web satellite services' technology is available to connect all parts of the country.

According to chairman Sunil Mittal at the congress session, “OneWeb constellation is ready to serve the globe and is ready to serve the country. Anybody, anywhere in the country, in remote parts or in difficult areas , wherever they are located can be connected from next month.” 

Sunil Mittal and One Web [Credit-ET]

According to Airtel reports, OneWeb has been now merged with Eutelsat. It will operate commercially as Eutelsat OneWeb with its center of operations in London. Bharti Airtel Enterprises is the largest shareholder of the merged entity with a 21.2 percent share.

Sunil Mittal 'OneWeb satellite services' has completed its constellation of over 618 low earth orbit satellites. The Eutelsat OneWeb would allow to offer broadband internet services from space in every corner of the world.

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'Agnikul' Set To Launch Inaugural Space Flight With World's First 3-D Printed Engine

In a historic move, Agnikul Cosmos is set to launch its inaugural space flight with the world's first 3-D printed engine. Agnikul Cosmos is an aerospace startup based in Chennai that specializes in satellite launch vehicle development.

Agnikul Satellite Startup with 3D Printed Engine [Credit-Zee Business]

According to a report by the Economic Times, the upcoming mission serves as a technological demonstrator and emulates Agnikul's planned orbital launch. According to the startup sources, the first commercial launch is anticipated in 2024- but on a smaller scale. 

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Agnikul Cosmos's Historic Move-in Satellite Launch Sector:

According to Agnikul's Chief Executive Srinath Ravichandran, "

We are looking to launch by the end of the year. One test is pending, which will be conducted on our campus at IIT-Madras. Once the final reviews with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) are complete, we are good to go as the launch vehicle is already at the launch pad"

 

Agnikul Chief Executive Srinath Ravichandran [Credit- The Hindu]

Mr. Ravichandran added that this is not a sounding rocket but is a complex machine, so we want to get it right in the first attempt.

Space tech analysts say that if the Angikul Cosmos mission proves successful, the startup will become India's second private company to develop a small satellite launch vehicle. The first is the Skyroot Aerospace which launched its Vikram S in November 2022. Agnikul Cosmos is incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras campus.

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Advantages of Agnikul Cosmos Startup:

Mr. Ravichandran highlighted a key-distinction between Agnikul's rocket, Agnibaan, and the Vikram S. The Vikram S is a sounding rocket launched from guide rails while Agnibaan would lift off vertically, following a predetermined trajectory and executing precisely orchestrated manoeuvers during flight.

Rocket Vikramas S [Credit-You Tube]

He highlighted Agnibaan's specification that it is SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator [SOrTeD] and is a highly customizable, single-stage launch vehicle. It can carry up to 300kg payload to orbits around 700km above the ground.

It will basically serve satellites in the low Earth Orbit. Anirban would follow a plug-and-play configuration, adapting to the size of the satellite taken to space.

One of the biggest advantages of the Agnikul Cosmos is the propellant system and the resizing of their launch vehicle. The Agnikul Startup provides customizable sizes of launch vehicles that can be configured for a particular payload size or satellite size. In Agnikul's rocket, liquid propellants are reusable and safer compared to solid propellants.

Agnikul's patented Agnilet engine stands as the world's first single-piece 3D-printed engine that is designed and manufactured entirely in the country under Made in India. It was successfully test-fired in 2021, considered an achievement and a milestone for 3D printing technology in India, which was earlier reserved for medical implants.

Agnikul Satellite Startup-IIT Madras [Credit-DNA India]

Agnikul Cosmos satellite vehicle startup looks for a customer base encompassing entities, building small satellites, and aiming for a low Earth orbit. Its payloads will mainly consist of communication and imaging satellites.

Agnikul's 3D printing Rocket Factory houses a metal 3D printer from EOS, along with other machine facilities and end-to-end rocket engine manufacturing within a single facility.

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Elon Musk Named Son 'Chandrasekhar' Revealed at AI Summit

Elon Musk named his son Chandrasekhar [Credit-YouTube]

The visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk named son 'Chandrasekhar' was recently revealed at the first AI summit in London UK.' The name pays tribute to the renowned Indian Nobel physicist, Professor S. Chandrasekhar.

Elon Musk is a world-famous tech giant with several high-tech companies, like Tesla, Space X, Neuralink, and X [formally Twitter]. ELon's partner, Shivon Zilis, has one son named Chandrasekhar.

Elon Musk Named his son 'Chandrasekhar' revealed at the First AI Summit In the UK:

The name revelation was made during a meeting between Elon Musk and Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the Global AI Summit in Britain. Rajeev Chandrasekhar is the minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology for India to represent there.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar with Elon Musk [Credit-Times Now]

Professor S. Chandrasekhar won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1983 for his scientific study of stars. He contributed to the theoretical studies of the physical processes of stars. His study on the structure and evolution of stars is considered a pioneering work in the scientific community.

The child named Chandrasekhar is with Elon's partner, Shivon Zilis, and both have several children, including twins. Shivon Alice Zilis is a Canadian Venture capitalist who specializes in technology and artificial intelligence.

Shivon confirmed Elon Musk named son Chandrasekhar 'choice' and said they affectionately call their son 'Sekhar' for short. Chandrasekhar is the middle name of their son. She shares an incredible story of naming their child.

The name was selected willingly to honor their children's heritage and to recognize the incredible scientific contributions of prominent professor Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.

British PM Rishi Sunak Call held the First Global AI Summit. The motive was to emphasize the AI safety measures, which is a global concern rather than a particular nation. The Summit brings together policymakers, investors, and innovators to discuss the current state and future of AI. 

First AI Summit at the UK [Credit-The Herald]

The AI Summit is a good sign of the world-level coordinated efforts to tackle the futuristic menace. The naming of Elon Musk's son ''Chandrasekhar" is an excellent amalgamation of honoring both the scientific community and cultural heritage. It symbolizes global interconnectedness and mutual respect across cultures and societies.

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First Human Implanted With The Neuralink Brain-Chip Starts Control Function

First Human Implanted With The Neuralink Brain-Chip [Credit-TOI]

Neuralink sets a historic record for advancing biological science and technology on 19 Feb 2024. The first human patient implanted with a Neuralink brian-chip has recovered and is moving a 'mouse around the computer screen just by thinking.'

Neuralink startup founder and visionary biotech giant, Elon Musk confirms the news and says the first human implanted with a brain chip appears to have fully recovered and can control a computer mouse using their thoughts. 

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Neuralink Get Node For Implanting The Telepathy Brain-Chip:

Neuralink successfully implanted the Telepathy chip in the patient last month after approval. All concerned US authorities and administration granted permission for human trial recruitment in September 2023, last year.

Musk writes on X [Twitter],

"As we are aware, progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery from the neural effects. The patient can move a mouse by just thinking around the screen."

Elon elaborated that Neuralink is now trying to get as many mouse button clicks as possible from the implanted chip human.

Neuralink Get Node For Implanting The Telepathy [Credit-BioTecNika]

In a surgical move, Neuralink uses a robot to surgically place a brain-computer chip implant in a specific region of the brain that controls the intention to move. The system consists of a computer chip attached to tiny flexible threads stitched into the brain by a 'sewing machine' like a robot.

The robot removes a small chunk of the skull and connects the thread-like electrodes to specific areas of the human brain. It stitches up the hole, and the only visible remains is a scar left behind.

Musk said that the incision procedure takes just 30 minutes. It does not even require general anesthesia. The patient will be able to return home on the same day. However, it is still unclear whether all the promises apply to the first patient to receive the implant. Musk says he or she is recovering well.

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Purpose of Implanting Neuralink Brain Chip:

According to Elon Musk, the company's initial goal is to let people control a computer cursor or keyboard by their thoughts and communicate wirelessly. It works like communicating wirelessly with the world, replacing a piece of the skull with a smartwatch.

The Telepathy chip would enable us to share our thoughts, fears, hopes, and anxieties without demeaning ourselves. It would work with written or language-spoken claims of the startup.

Purpose of Implanting Neuralink Brain Chip [Credit-DailyMail]

The brain chip system also could help paralyzed people walk again and cure other neurological ailments. In response to a question, Musk said he'd be comfortable implanting a brain chip into one of his children. We are at the point where, at least in my opinion, it would not be dangerous.

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Neural Ink's Prime Study Telepathy and Controversy:

The Implantation of brain chip 'Telepathy' in a human is part of Neuralink's Prime study. It is a trial to evaluate the safety of the implant and the surgical robot that does the procedure.

Elon Musk has grand ambitions for Neuralink. He says it would facilitate speedy surgical insertions of its chip devices to treat conditions like obesity, autism, depression, and schizophrenia. 

It has faced repeated calls for security regarding its safety protocols and animal testing. The biotech startup has spent the past few years testing the implant on animals, which has provided mixed results.

Neural Ink's Prime Study Telepathy and Controversy [Credit-NY Post]

Elon Musk, in the year 2020 presentation, unveiled the Neuralink chip to the public for the 'very first' time. It demonstrated the chip functions on a pig named Gertrude. Gertrude's brain signals were visualized on the screen in real-time. She snuffled around her pen that was being picked up by her implant.

Another pig involved in the Neuralink chip demonstration had once had an implant but then had it removed and was living a healthy life. The following year, Elon did another demonstration with a macaque monkey. Macaque was playing a computer game by thinking alone.

However, Neuralink confirmed in February 2022 that monkeys had died during its tests. However, they denied any animal abuse in front after a complaint by a non-profit organization Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine [PCRM] to the US Department of Agriculture.

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Elon Musk's an Influencer and Global Empire:

Today, Elon Musk stands among the top list of billionaires. He is the mastermind or bestmind behind some of the most ingenious technology projects of the modern era. The billionaire entrepreneur is the boss of carmaker Tesla, private space firm SpaceX, and brain chip-computer interface startup Neuralink. 

Musk, who routinely tops the list as the world's richest person, became more famous than ever when he bought Twitter in 2022. He has invested his $192 billion fortune in. Neuralink was valued at about $5 billion last year. Whether you hate or like him, you cannot avoid him.

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