Monkey plays video game ‘Pong’ using only its brain
By Isobel Asher Hamilton / AFP, SAN FRANCISCO
Elon Musk’s start-up devoted to meshing brains with computers was on Friday closer to its dream, having gotten a monkey to play the video game Pong using only its mind.
Musk has long contended that merging minds with machines is vital if people are going to avoid being outpaced by artificial intelligence.
A video posted on YouTube by the entrepreneur’s Neuralink Corp start-up showed a macaque named Pager playing Pong by essentially using thought to move paddles that bounce digital balls back and forth onscreen.