Elon Musk doesn’t like pixels. That’s why he is setting up a company to challenge the status quo in the display industry.
“Pixels are just old technology and we need to get rid of them – just like I did with smelly cars. Every time I read Display Daily, which I do religiously, I read someone complaining about this brightness issue, this color problem, or that light leakage, or how expensive it is to make this panel, or that panel, and it occurred to me that everyone is always complaining about their displays and it always ends up being the stupid little pixel thingies that are the main cause of the problem. Never the bezel. Never. Just the pixels. I think we need to get rid of all the pixels.” Said Musk, the world’s greatest problem solver and an avid reader of quality content.
No Pixel Displays and Brain Technologies
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are devices that allow direct communication between the human brain and an external device such as a computer. The basic principle behind BCIs is that the brain generates electrical signals when neurons fire. BCIs use electrodes placed on the scalp or directly on the surface of the brain to detect these electrical signals, and then translate them into commands that can be used to control external devices.
To achieve this, BCIs typically use a technique called electroencephalography (EEG), which involves placing electrodes on the scalp to detect the electrical activity of the brain. The electrodes detect electrical signals generated by groups of neurons firing together, and the signals are then amplified and processed to extract information about the user’s intentions.
Machine learning algorithms are then used to classify these signals into specific patterns that correspond to specific commands, such as moving a cursor or selecting a letter on a virtual keyboard. These commands can then be used to control an external device, such as a prosthetic arm or a computer cursor.
BCIs were considered to be in the early stages of development, with many technical challenges left to overcome, such as improving the accuracy and speed of signal detection and classification. However, Elon Musk believes that his new startup, Pinjoli, has managed to crack the problem, and is now working on including technologies to imprint images in the brain to create an interactive display that lives completely in the imagination of the user.
To achieve control over what people see in their heads, Musk’s Pinjoli, is using a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to modulate the activity of certain brain regions. By combining BCI and TMS, Musk hopes that his new displays will do away with eyes completely.
Musk knows what he is talking about. His company, Neuralink, is a neurotechnology company that is focused on developing implantable brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) to connect the human brain directly to computers and other devices. Neuralink’s technology involves the use of small, implantable devices that are placed in the brain and connected to an external device via a wireless link. The devices use electrodes to detect the activity of neurons in the brain and to stimulate those neurons to generate specific patterns of activity. This information can then be used to control external devices or to provide sensory feedback to the user. But, no word so far whether Musk will be using Neuralink’s IP or if he something new that he wants to try out.
“I want to get into people’s heads and play around for a while, see what gives.” Said the world’s most followed social media troll. “Neuralink gave me a lot of good ideas, but it is a different company. My new company, Pinjoli, is not looking to implant devices, just images, in people’s heads.”
Musk went on to say, somewhat enigmatically, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”
