China recently announced it is working to develop a standard for brain-computer implants, a technology that is said to be similar to Elon Musk’s Neuralink, as the country hopes to catch up with the West in brain-computer interface technology, according to the Chinese government. report.
The report was prepared by the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology The group plans to set up a committee to oversee the development of the brain-computer implant, and will also release information on how to begin research.
Chinese media reported that the development was “independently developed” and was China’s first “high-performance invasive BCI.”
Bloomberg report Earlier this week, China said it plans to invite technical and industrial experts from “enterprises, research institutes, universities and other industries” to help develop a set of standards including for encoding and decoding brain information, data visualization and data communication.
The report noted that brain-computer interfaces are a relatively new field of research in which the brain is used to control external devices such as a robotic hand. Musk’s Neuralink achieved success in March when it announced that its technology had helped a man become the first person in history to post to X using only his thoughts.
But Neuralink hasn’t been without criticism. report People should continue to maintain a high degree of skepticism when it comes to this technology. Blaze News previously reported that Noland Arbaugh, a paralyzed man who posted to X using only his mind, had an extraordinary experience with Neuralink, in which he was able to “precisely control everything he saw and heard.”
“Neuralink has not published a single peer-reviewed research paper, which is unusual even for a private company in the medical industry,” the report said. Moreover, the only approval Musk’s technology has received is an initial green light from the US Food and Drug Administration to proceed with first-in-human clinical trials.
In April, Beijing Xinzhi University Neuroscience and Technology released a groundbreaking Chinese BCI implant called NeuCyber. Like Neuralink, the implant was initially tested on monkeys, who were able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
Chinese media reported that the development was “independently developed” and was China’s first “high-performance invasive BCI.”
The Chinese government is now seeking public input on the issue, with proposals on how to proceed due by July 30.
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