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Can a brain-chip implant be hacked? Neuralink's first patient says 'yes'

The Current powered by Kim Komando

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Technology, Tech News

4.6825 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

I sat down with Noland Arbaugh, the first Neuralink brain-chip implant patient. His implant lets him control computers, and other devices, with his mind. This brave guy shared the risks, including the possibility of the device being hacked, the application process and his hopes for the future.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Kim Commando today, your daily podcast to keep you up to date with all things digital and beyond.

0:08.1

And I'd love to have you be a part of our podcast.

0:10.9

You can make an appointment to speak with me.

0:13.2

Just head over to commando.com.

0:14.7

And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim, fill that out.

0:17.6

And that's it.

0:20.0

Well, Nolan, thanks for coming down to see us here yeah thanks

0:23.0

for having me so I have to tell you I've been in tech why a long time actually my mother

0:30.9

worked for Bell Labs okay and she was like one of the inventors of the first video phone

0:36.2

whoa okay I know.

0:38.2

And so my introduction to tech was probably when I was about eight or nine.

0:44.8

Cool.

0:45.3

When I was watching her test these prototypes and going to Bell Labs.

0:51.3

And then I went and I got a degree in computer science and ended up here overnight

0:57.3

success of course right there's no such thing but I am so excited for you I really am because

1:05.4

you know when we talk about technology you know everybody gets excited like oh well we got

1:10.2

chat GPT we have an AI that's

1:13.0

coming down the pike. But when we can use technology to really better someone's life,

1:22.6

that it's really the most important use of it. Yeah, I mean, yeah, we can have Siri do stuff,

1:30.6

maybe understand something every once in a while, right? We can have Amazon Echo speakers,

1:36.1

we can have a little robot running around the house. Yeah. But when it can actually change a person's

1:42.1

life for the better, that's why I was so excited to know that you're coming down to the studios today.

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