Elon Musk's Neuralink Implants Brain Chip into Human Brain 🧠

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Nvidia’s biggest customers are aiming to build their own AI chips, looking to severely reduce their dependence on the chip maker. Meanwhile, Elon Musk announced a huge milestone for his Neuralink startup.

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• A Chart to Kickstart Your Day 📈: 20 Years of Apple vs. Microsoft

• Elon Musk's Neuralink Implants Brain Chip into Human Brain 🧠

• Big Tech Companies Aim for Chip Independence

• Trending AI Tool of the day: Readvox - Natural voice text-to-speech

• AI Image of The Day🎨: Cosmic-style images

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

A chart to kickstart your day

20 Years of Apple vs. Microsoft

• Microsoft became the world’s most valuable company in January 2024, after the rival iPhone maker’s shares had a weak start to the year due to growing concerns over demand in China.

• Microsoft's shares have been significantly boosted by the company's early lead in generative artificial intelligence, largely due to its early investment in OpenA

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NEURALINK

Elon Musk's Neuralink Implants Brain Chip into Human Brain 🧠

Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink reached a major milestone this week. On Sunday, the startup successfully implanted its brain-computer interface chip for the first time in a human patient.

Details:

• The implant, inserted by a surgical robot, detects neuron spikes - electrical signals sent between brain cells. Initial results show the chip is accurately picking up these neural signals

• This is the first human trial of Neuralink's brain chip and robot surgeon, as the company received FDA approval last year.

• The end goal is to connect the human brain directly to computers using tiny implantable threads

• Potential applications include helping paralyzed patients move and control devices with their thoughts

There is still a long road of testing and development ahead. However, the early results suggest the startup’s tech works as intended in a human subject.

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NVIDIA

Big Tech Companies Aim for Chip Independence

The AI boom has highlighted Big Tech's reliance on Nvidia for critical computing chips. With demand outpacing supply, tech giants like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have decided to take chip development into their own hands.

• Revenue for Nvidia has skyrocketed thanks to surging interest in AI. However, production hasn't kept up, leaving Big Tech thirsty for more chips.

• Seeking to mitigate future shortages and reduce costs, these companies are now building custom AI chips. At least four tech giants—Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta—revealed their own AI chips last year, with some still in development.

• Additionally, OpenAI's CEO recently met with Samsung and SK Group in South Korea to explore manufacturing partnerships around specialized AI chips.

• It's a delicate balancing act - collaboration with Nvidia is still essential, even as they compete directly in the chip space.

By producing their own chips, the tech titans stand to gain increased control, flexibility, and cost efficiencies for their AI initiatives. The race is on to fuel the next generation of artificial intelligence.

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