VOA慢速英语(翻译+字幕+讲解):埃隆·马斯克演示脑机接口技术
日期:2020-09-03 15:40

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Elon Musk Demonstrates Technology Linking Computer to Brain
American billionaire Elon Musk has demonstrated a technology designed to use a computer chip inside the head to control the brain.
During a video demonstration on Friday, Musk provided details about the system, called Neuralink. In addition to leading the Neuralink startup, Musk also heads electric carmaker Tesla and U.S. space company SpaceX.
Musk says he hopes the technology can be used to treat neural disorders and help spinal injury victims regain body movement. Musk also believes the system could be used in the future to improve intelligence to help humans keep up with supercomputers and artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
During the demonstration, Musk showed off a model of the Neuralink device. It is about 23 millimeters wide. It is designed to be implanted into a person's skull. Small wires would connect the device directly to the brain.
The Neuralink system is currently being tested in pigs, with plans to seek government approval for human testing sometime in the future.
Neuralink's head surgeon, Dr. Matthew MacDougall, said the company's first human tests would involve a small number of people. The tests would be aimed at treating individuals suffering from paralysis — a condition that makes someone unable to move or feel all or part of their body.
During the demonstration, Musk showed off a pig named Gertrude. He explained that Gertrude had a Neuralink implant inside its head. The device is meant to record nerve activity in the pig's nose and mouth.
Musk said the company had three pigs, each with two implants. He described the animals as "healthy, happy and indistinguishable from a normal pig." Musk said the company was able to predict with "high accuracy" a pig's leg movement on a running machine using data from the implant.

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Musk used the event to invite engineers and other experts to join the company in developing the technology. He also urged people to develop their own devices and bring them to Neuralink. "You don't need to have brain experience," Musk noted. Those skills can be learned on the job, he said.
Linking a brain directly to electronics is not new. Doctors implant electrodes in brains to deliver signals to treat conditions such as Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and pain. In experiments, implanted sensors have let paralyzed people use brain signals to operate computers and move robotic arms. In 2016, researchers reported that a man regained some movement in his own hand with a brain implant.
Musk's Neuralink hopes to one day offer operations to improve brain performance, the Wall Street Journal reported when the company launched.
Musk noted that Neuralink first wants to use the device on people with severe spinal cord injuries to help them talk and move using their brain waves. He said he is hopeful that, in the long term, those people could regain "full-body motion."
Members of the Neuralink team said they also would like to see the technology permitting the uploading of memories for later use. "Yes, I think in the future you will be able to save and replay memories," Musk said.
Neuroscientists not linked to the company said the presentation suggested Neuralink had made great progress with the technology. However, they warned that many more studies will be needed to test the long-term success of such devices.
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埃隆·马斯克演示脑机接口技术
美国亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克展示了利用脑内计算机芯片控制大脑的技术7-gY#QZk4_j!66nbd~
在周五的视频演示中,马斯克提供了Neuralink系统的详细信息[c+t*#!q40y^。除了初创公司Neuralink之外,马斯克还掌管着电动汽车制造商特斯拉以及美国太空探索技术公司t2+dSTyWMRDR
马斯克表示,他希望这项技术能用于治疗神经系统疾病,并帮助脊髓损伤患者恢复身体活动!@)I2~U-0IY](!1nN。马斯克还认为,这个系统未来可能用于提高智力,帮助人类跟上超级计算机和人工智能(简称AI)技术的步伐RP0%n#i1v[D4
在演示过程中,马斯克展示了Neuralink设备的模型l&C#*iE@s3Gj]okf。其宽约23毫米z&GJR%s[%Y~o!tJN^tB。设计目的是植入人类头骨中*jx[~R!5];。小电线会将该设备直接连接到大脑q#C[Bnir8|8vYA=rmo@q
Neuralink系统目前正在猪身上进行测试,计划在未来某个时候寻求政府批准进行人体试验3X2@v#*m!#M
Neuralink公司的首席外科医生马修·麦克杜格尔博士表示,该公司首批人体试验只会涉及少数人mC3JVtQSB3w_;Xfm。试验目的是治疗瘫痪患者,瘫痪是让人无法移动或无法感知全身或部分身体的疾病FyIjArOje]2;DMk
在演示过程中,马斯克展示了一只名为格特鲁德的猪O#S,AqACWsAAHX|4bFnL。他解释称,格特鲁德的脑部植入了Neuralink设备_^2#&.nyjk33+2DjB||。该设备旨在记录这只猪鼻子和嘴巴的神经活动xxsauwl)T*WMSYwEXT
马斯克说,公司用三只猪进行实验,每只猪都植入了两个Neuralink设备;-=1*|D8yz4i*BK;^|jV。他称这些猪“健康、快乐,与普通猪没有任何区别7yjYcPj[pc*j9*86r。”马斯克表示,公司能使用植入设备的数据“精确”预测猪在跑步机上的腿部运动D!iWOTmMEj^
马斯克利用这次活动邀请工程师和其他专家加入其公司,共同开发这项技术[]O0Q~Y[Q53E。他还敦促人们自行研发设备,并将其带到Neuralink公司asvgUKTB@v7CS。马斯克指出,“你们无需大脑方面的经验;_Dd@v!_3IR_fV-T.。”他说这些技能可以在工作中学习2vlV==dYrj
将大脑与电子设备直接相连并不是新鲜事.]e_vrV!0N#R。医生在大脑中植入电极,以传递信号治疗帕金森病、癫痫和疼痛等疾病V*|PG|VIr|kn。在实验中,植入式传感器使瘫痪患者可以用大脑信号来操作计算机和移动机械手臂y2jRhjJvb=X&W*AFFVg。2016年,研究人员报告称,一名男子在接受大脑植入手术后,恢复了部分手部活动S&)PHx;ESkw7l
《华尔街日报》在马斯克的Neuralink公司成立时报道称,该公司希望有朝一日能提供改善大脑表现的手术YD(o)1jM&|AnB=.S
马斯克指出,Neuralink公司最初希望在脊髓严重损伤的患者身上应用这个设备,以帮助他们利用脑波说话和移动SFcn4KkHiE-p~。他表示,从长远来看,他希望这些人能恢复“全身运动”4jyr9yLVlIbJ.8IS
Neuralink团队成员表示,他们还希望看到这项技术允许上传记忆供以后使用geIDh9YZrjTQ.j。马斯克表示,“没错,我认为未来你们能保存并重放记忆”jS3r8O4tcf_cmA%SQ
与该公司没有联系的神经科学家表示,这次演示表明Neuralink公司在这项技术上取得了重大进展gago(|Q8Pm8);qI.SPNV。然而,他们警告称,需要进行更多研究来测试这种设备的长期成就~[]_drX^,W29+q|)|5Ej
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