Digital Kingdom

Under the leadership of He Gan, Zhao Ziming walked into the Oriental Building. With a capital investment of 5 billion, the brain-computer company immediately changed shotguns, purchased new buildings and new equipment, and recruited a large number of personnel.

Now the entire brain-computer company has close to 500 people, carrying out multiple projects at the same time.

Don't think that this number is small, brain-computer interface is the most cutting-edge technology, even in foreign countries, there are few professionals, let alone domestic, almost none, they are all cross-border talents.

It can be said that this big move of the brain-computer company has exhausted all domestic talents in related fields.

5 billion is in hand, He Gan is rich and powerful, as long as there is a connection with the brain and computer, he will come.

The group went through the triple safety inspections and came to the Y1 laboratory. He Gan divided the company into five project groups, and they worked together and worked together.

Dr. Liu Yang, who promoted the breakthrough of brain-computer chips, is the head of the Y1 project team.

This time Zhao Ziming came to inspect the company, and it was He Gan that made a big news.

The brain-computer project once again made a major breakthrough, almost revolutionary progress. The Y1 project team successfully established the "brain portal" system.

The small sensors implanted in the brain can monitor the neural signals from the motor cortex of the brain. These signals are then "decoded" into digital signals and connected to control external devices via Bluetooth.

In a laboratory environment, 3 patients with quadriplegia can already use this system to successfully operate a tablet computer.

Just thinking about it, it was shocking.

Mind manipulates foreign objects, the Matrix.

"They only need to think about it, the cursor can move with their heart and complete the click operation, whether it is watching videos, listening to music, or shopping and chatting, it can be easily achieved"

Liu Yang stood beside Zhao Ziming and began to introduce.

He Gan humbly gave up his position and left the opportunity to young people.

Although the success this time mainly lies in the acquisition of the Brown University project team, a breakthrough made on the basis of the other party, but this kind of news does not need to be reported to the boss.

No matter what method is adopted, as long as there is progress.

Zhao Ziming looked at the paralyzed patients in the laboratory, with joys and worries.

Unexpectedly, He Gan developed the "brain portal" system so quickly, as if taking medicine, it can be described as rapid progress.

In the next step, you can consider introducing it to the market.

Although there are no accurate data on the number of paralyzed patients across the country, the China Statistical Yearbook does not count such indicators, but it is conservatively estimated to exceed 10 million.

This segment of the market is huge, not to mention the profitability, in terms of improving the quality of life of the disabled, it can be described as infinite.

Not to mention, once the application is put into use, the accumulation of huge user data for this will definitely promote the advancement of brain-computer technology.

"The tablet computer used with the "brain portal" system does not require any modification at all, just turn on the Bluetooth function",

Liu Yang was proud of it. He took the lead in conquering this method. Although Brown University has extraordinary skills, he is not bad.

"If patients can use the system to communicate with others when they lose their ability to move and speak, how many words can they type in a minute?",

Zhao Ziming asked.

Practicability is the only criterion for testing the commerciality of technology. If you type a word in a minute, it will be useless. No one wants to spend dozens of minutes to say a word.

"In clinical trials, 3 patients can operate the tablet as they want. When they use the app, they can make up to 40 clicks per minute. When typing, they can enter up to 55 valid characters per minute."

Liu Yang's words are very cautious, neither eloquent nor ambiguous.

"In this case, there is no problem with normal communication." Zhao Ziming nodded.

The typing speed of a normal person is only fifty or sixty words per minute.

The only concern is the risk of intrusive brain-computer interfaces.

At this stage, it is only used on these patients. People who are in good health will not have such crazy ideas.

After all, invasive brain-computer interfaces require craniotomy.

However, most people are definitely not willing to have a craniotomy for no reason, because craniotomy is very risky and can easily cause brain damage.

Last year, professor Phil Kennedy, a neuroscientist, took the risk of implanting electrodes into his craniotomy because he could not find volunteers. As a result, not only did his first operation make him lose the ability to speak.Also, because the skull could not heal, the electrodes were taken out after only a few weeks.

This risk is also a huge threshold for patients, let alone ordinary people.

Moreover, unilateral consent of the patient is not acceptable. The craniotomy experiment must be approved by the state, and it cannot be carried out casually.

According to the type of interface and application purpose, the FDA clearly stipulates the type and degree of injury of patients who can participate in the experiment.

Domestically, it is required that people who have lost the ability to exercise their limbs due to spinal injury, stroke, amyotrophy, lateral sclerosis, and motor neuron disease.

Generally speaking, in the face of a new field, everyone is very cautious and would rather stand still than cause bad effects.

There is only one big principle. The improvement in the quality of life of these people brought by the brain-computer interface must be greater than the impact of craniotomy.

In any case, the "brain portal" system can be called an epoch-making progress, and its importance is no less than the birth of artificial intelligence.

Although it is still very primitive now, the future is unimaginable.

Maybe one day human beings can really get rid of the shackles of the flesh, live in computers, and realize digital immortality.

"Ken them, do you still adapt here?" Zhao Ziming asked.

He Gan purchased several foreign project teams. Some of them returned to work in China and some were abroad. At that time, Zhao Ziming personally came forward to entertain the returnees.

Dr. Ken graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree and obtained a master’s degree in psychology and neuroscience from Georgetown University. Later, he completed a post-doctoral research in neuroscience at Stanford University. Although there is no amazing academic achievement, professional knowledge is not needed. doubt.

World-class big cows can never meet, and Zhao Ziming has never expected to live with such top talents online.

Dr. Ken belongs to the high-end elite even abroad. Choosing to come to Shanghai this time left a deep impression on Zhao Ziming.

After all, most of the people who chose to return to China were domestic students and some Chinese.

"Ken likes it very much," He Gan answered with a smile.

"If there are any difficulties in life, we must try our best to solve them and not let them be distracted." Zhao Ziming nodded with satisfaction.

Meeting He Gan, believing in He Gan, was the most correct decision he made during this time.

If he was turned away because of He Gan's personal morality, it would be a huge loss.