Week 14 - A Different Kind of IT: Accessibility and Assistive Technology

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 The rapid improvement in technology has brought many benefits for people who have different types of disabilities when it comes to using computers or driving cars. Examples would be screen readers, speech synthesizers, screen magnification, tactile mouses, etc. In this article, I will talk about Elon Musk's Neurolink project.


Neuralink is one of the most striking projects of Elon Musk, who is one of the most talked-about names with the projects he has put forward in recent years. In this project, which aims to bring together artificial intelligence and the human brain, Neuralink implant devices that connect a computer directly to the brain are being studied.


Elon Musk believes that diseases such as Alzheimer's, dementia, and Parkinson's can be treated with chips that will be placed inside the human brain. While human trials are expected to begin in the coming months, it is stated that positive results have been obtained from pig experiments.


The company, founded by Elon Musk in 2016, is trying to collect data about the human brain with wireless microcomputer interfaces that can be placed inside the human brain. The main claim of the company and its boss is that the chips that will be placed in the human brain will be able to cure diseases such as Alzheimer's, dementia, and spinal damage.


Musk also says that he sees the cure for diseases such as memory loss, hearing loss, depression, and insomnia in chips that will be placed inside his skull.


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