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“Monkey plays Pong with his mind,” Elon Musk tweeted.
If you follow Elon Musk on Twitter, you may be aware that the posts shared by the tech billionaire often create a chatter. Just like his latest post, where he re-shared a tweet originally posted by Neuralink, a neuroscience startup by Musk.
“Monkey plays Pong with his mind,” Elon Musk wrote while re-sharing the post. “Monkey MindPong,” reads Neuralink’s caption and the share is complete with a YouTube video link showing the primate in action. The video also explains the process in detail.
“Pager, a nine year old Macaque, plays MindPong with his Neuralink,” reads the caption shared along with the video on YouTube.
Take a look at Elon Musk’s post and the YouTube video:
Since being posted, Musk’s tweet has gathered nearly one lakh likes – and counting. While replying to his own tweet, the SpaceX CEO shared, “A monkey is literally playing a video game telepathically using a brain chip!!”
Elon Musk, in a series of tweets, also shared more about the working of the Neuralink product.
People on both YouTube and Twitter reacted in a similar way.
“Absolutely incredible! Good job team!” wrote a YouTube user while reacting to the video. “This is absolutely astounding,” shared another. “I will look 10 years back and say I was here from the beginning. This is mind blowing,” expressed a third.
Here’s how tweeple reacted:
What do you think of Elon Musk’s post and the video?
