Invasive brain-computer connection devices require electrodes to be implanted into the human cerebral cortex to obtain nerve signals, which can easily cause bacterial infections, so the FDA has been reluctant to let Neuralink conduct large-scale human trials.
The human brain emits neural signals all the time, and these signals are captured by motor sensors, but there will be a lot of "noise", making it impossible for the device to accurately identify the true intentions of the human brain.
Zheng Li's method is to extract the main signal through filtering algorithm and Fourier transform, and then analyze it through the algorithm combined with the eye nerve signal to analyze its true intention.
Neuralink's method is to implant electrodes into the human brain. If the cerebral cortex is not enough, I will implant it a little deeper into the skull layer.
This method is very harmful to the human body.
Musk was even angrier: "Why have people's non-invasive brain-computer connection already achieved results, you told me four years ago that non-invasive brain-computer connection is impossible?"
"You spent 150 million yuan, and the result is So far, you have only successfully experimented on pigs and monkeys?"
Neuralink has completed A and B rounds of financing, of which the main funds for financing came from Musk, and a total of 158 million yuan of financing has been completed. Hordak
murmured: "Synchron has only completed experiments on animals. The non-invasive brain-computer connection method has not worked well before, so mainstream companies in the industry have not followed this route to conduct research."
The benchmarking company, the market's valuation of these two companies is similar.
Unlike Neuralink, which wants to develop into the consumer industry, Synchron is more committed to the three medical vertical fields of nerve repair, neuromodulation, and neurodiagnosis.
Musk asked seriously: "Why did we implant probes into the human scalp through thin-film polymers last year, and this year we turned into coin-shaped micro-devices?"
Neuralink's new product in 2020 requires removing a small piece of the human skull and implanting tiny devices into it.
Much more radical than the 2019 version, Hordak explained: "Because last year's thin-film polymers were flexible materials, the implantation procedure was cumbersome, and the implant failure rate was close to 10 percent."
"Our new device Although it is necessary to cut off a small piece of the skull, the difficulty of the operation is actually reduced."
Musk asked: "If you were a customer, would you choose the brain-computer connection product of Kechuang Bio or our brain-computer connection product?"
"Compared with Kechuangbiology, we have no advantage."
Hodak shook his head violently: "No, we still have a chance!
" Seventy percent."
"As long as we know their technical means and follow their technical route, we will be the first to achieve a recognition rate of 99% for European and American languages."
"We will be the ones who succeed, Kechuang Biology occupies the Chinese market, and we occupy the European and American markets. On the track of brain-computer connection, we still have room to survive."
The brain-computer connection devices of Kechuang Bio are mainly used in the application side of the mobile phone industry, and Synchron has no overlap with their main business. On the contrary, Musk's Neuralink is the direct opponent of science and technology in the field of brain-computer connection.
Musk: "It is precisely because you still have the opportunity that you can still stand here and talk to me."
"I asked the spaceX laboratory to conduct preliminary research on the technology of Kechuang Bio, and they have made breakthroughs in chips. Their chip can first filter the noise of the neural signal."
"Then the algorithm, the standardized API interface they provide, after the signal collected by the chip is processed by the algorithm, the neural signal closest to the user's true intention is obtained."
"Algorithm engineers speculate that Kechuangbiology has adopted a brand new algorithm that integrates common algorithms such as sparse representation, discrete wavelet transform, and Fourier transform."
"Because the sample provided by Kechuangbio is a closed package, it will take time to decode it."
"You do the research on the chip first, how can we bypass the patent of Kechuangbio to develop a similar chip."
"In terms of algorithm, I will Let SpaceX take full responsibility, and then you will set up a cooperative team to accomplish this together."
"In addition, we can dig researchers of science and innovation biology, we need to know their technical route."
"One year, I will give at most You a year!" Musk finally roared.
Neuralink's technology accumulation is still very strong, and Musk's one-year time is based on if they can know the technical route of Kechuang Bio.
Hodak remembered something: "Danny Li, director of the research department of Kechuangbio Lion City R&D Center, was the leader of a research team in our company before."
"We can poach him back."
Musk agreed: "Okay, if he is willing to come back, give him the position of the head of the R&D department."
The technology companies in the United States have all received samples from Apple.
Apple organized people to test the product as soon as it got the product, and found that the effect was amazing after the test.
Apple cracked it by itself and found that there was no way to unpack the program, and there were many parts of the chip that it didn't understand, so it sent it to relevant technology companies, hoping to use their hands to crack the secrets of science and technology.
"There is still time before the launch of iPhone 13. We can add a brain-computer connection device to iPhone 13. The iPhone that can be controlled by the brain is definitely an epoch-making product!"
If it is other mobile phone brands, the new technology is later than other manufacturers in the same industry After coming out for half a year, he would have died a long time ago.
But the iPhone is different. After the Android camp launched a full-screen screen on a large scale, the iPhone X, which was launched half a year later, is still a big seller.
Android phones frequently launch foldable screen phones, but there are still a large number of consumers expecting Apple to release a foldable screen phone.
This is where the appeal and charm of the iPhone lies. It truly maximizes product power, and users want iPhones.
At this time, Cook was having a remote video conference with Isabel, the head of the Greater China region. Cook had reservations about Isabel's proposal:
"The recognition rate of Kechuangbio's brain-computer connection chip is too low for American users. It means that only the Greater China-exclusive iphone can be launched in the Greater China region."
"This is not in line with the practice of the iPhone. We can wait for the technology in most regions of the world to mature before adding the brain-computer connection function to the iPhone. "
Isabel disagreed with Cook's opinion: "Sorry, I completely disagree with you. In the past, there was a tradition of releasing a new ipad at the iPhone's annual autumn conference."
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"Now this tradition is gone."
"In the past, the iPhone would send chargers and earphones, and this tradition is gone."
"The tradition that iPhones have to be consistent around the world can also be changed!"