Anand Mahindra's Heartfelt Message to Elon Musk on Blindsight Innovation

The Revolutionary Impact of Neuralink's Blindsight

Impressed by the Blindsight device from Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup company Neuralink, industrialist Anand Mahindra expressed that it will be the tech billionaire’s most enduring gift to humankind if it lives up to expectations. Musk announced on September 18 that Neuralink has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the experimental implant device which will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see.

“The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see. Provided the visual cortex is intact, it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time,” Musk had said while describing the device in his post.

Anand Mahindra's Heartfelt Support

Elated with the update, Mahindra shared the post with a heartfelt message for Musk, “If this device lives up to these expectations then, much more than Tesla or SpaceX, THIS will be your most enduring gift to humankind.” Elon Musk, the co-founder of six companies including electric car maker Tesla and aerospace giant SpaceX, continues to push boundaries in technology.

Expectations from Blindsight

Meanwhile, speaking about Blindsight, Musk noted in his post featuring a picture of Geordi La Forge that, “To set expectations correctly, the vision at first will be low resolution, like Atari graphics, but eventually it has the potential to be better than natural vision and enable you to see in infrared, ultraviolet, or even radar wavelengths, like Geordi La Forge.”

Geordi La Forge is a character from the sci-fi TV series Star Trek, known for utilizing several technological devices that allow him to see despite being visually impaired from birth.

The announcement of Blindsight comes a month after Elon Musk stated that Neuralink would provide brain chip implants to eight more patients in 2024.