A newspaper reported that a paralyzed man posted his first “direct thought tweet” after a computer chip was attached to his brain.The Independent(The Independent) British.

Philip O’Keefe, a 62-year-old Australian with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), tweeted and wrote using only his own ideas, using a brain-computer interface developed by neuro technology startup Synchron.

O’Keefe explained that he did not need to use computer keys or pronounce words, and that he tweeted thinking about it – commenting on what he did – in a published tweet. Thomas Oxley on Twitter on the company CEO’s account.

After sharing the first tweet, O’Keefe posted 7 more tweets in response to questions from Twitter users.

Stentroad was first installed in April 2020 after O’Keefe’s deteriorated to the point where he could no longer work or engage in other independent activities.

The device was inserted through a jugular vein to avoid invasive brain surgery, after which O’Keefe was able to reconnect with loved ones and colleagues via email and play simple computer-based games such as solitaire.

“When I first heard about this technology, I knew how much freedom it would bring me back,” O’Keefe said after posting his tweet, according to a synchronous press release. “It’s an amazing system, like learning to ride a bike. It requires training, but once you get used to it.” Then it will be normal. “

“Now, I can click anywhere on my computer, I can email, bank, shop, and now send messages to the world on Twitter.”

According to the British newspaper, the stent synchronization device allows direct communication between the human brain and computer without the need for writing or speaking.

No need for keystrokes or sounds. I created this tweet thinking. #helloworldbci

– Thomas Oxley (tomoxl) December 23, 2021

It can take up to 4 hours to attach the device and use it to insert a text slot into the computer.

“These fun holiday tweets are really an important moment in the field of implantable brain computer interfaces,” said Thomas Oxley.

The first human study of Synchron’s brain-computer interface is scheduled for next year in the United States.

They will deny BCI, one of the many neurotech startups making great strides in brain-computer interface technologies, and Neuralink, the company of billionaire Elon Musk, plans to launch human experiments on these technologies in 2022.

Musk previously stated that neuralinks can do everything from completely restoring body functions to quadriplegics to transmitting music directly to the brain.

Experiments have already been performed on pigs and monkeys using an electrode transmitter, which allowed 9-year-old Bigger Bigger to play video games using only his brain.

Musk says the ultimate goal of this technology is to enable humans to compete with advanced AI.