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🔬 Man Regains Movement With AI

Today we review a major breakthrough in AI-powered thought driven movement from the company Onwards successful device implant

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Nate Darcy
September 28, 2023

Happy Thursday!

Another major breakthrough has been achieved using AI for ‘thought-driven movement’. A 46-year-old man paralyzed from a fall on ice has regained movement through a ‘digital-AI-bridge’.

Let’s Review 👇

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A 46-year-old Swiss man paralyzed from a fall on ice has regained movement through a groundbreaking surgery.

The procedure involved implanting a device in his brain that uses AI to interpret his thoughts and intentions to move. These signals are then transferred to another implant in his abdomen, which stimulates the appropriate muscles to move his body as desired.

The company, Onward, describes this as "thought-driven movement." While full results are not yet available, the technology appears to successfully reanimate his paralyzed arms, hands, and fingers.

This innovation could be life-changing for the over quarter-million Americans with paralysis due to spinal cord damage.

Some ethicists express concerns about the potential misuse of thought-reading technology for invasion of privacy. However, the implant developed by Onward only decodes thoughts related to movement. (Read More)

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