China quietly competes with billionaire Elon Musk's Neuralink

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on January 29th released a document outlining a large-scale plan to promote advanced technologies. The MIIT stated its aim to achieve hundreds of technological breakthroughs by creating iconic products by 2025, including brain-computer interfaces similar to the brain chip implant technology of Neuralink, Elon Musk's company.

Neuralink's robotic brain chip implantation device. Photo: Dezeen

According to the document, MIIT revealed its intention to create breakthroughs in key technologies and core devices such as integrating computer and neural network technologies, brain-mimicking chips, computational models simulating brain activity, developing user-friendly technologies and secure brain-computer interface products; and encouraging exploration of applications in typical fields such as medical rehabilitation, self-driving cars, and virtual reality.

According to Business Insider, China is also accelerating technological breakthroughs such as GPU chips and quantum computing. China's ambition is to become a leader in these fields by 2027.

China has been actively researching brain-computer interface devices in recent years, including devices that could compete with Neuralink. The brain chip providing processing capabilities, called BrainTalker, was launched in 2019 by Tianjin University and a Chinese state-owned electronics corporation.

The Chinese government also funds a brain-computer interface research laboratory in Tianjin, where 60 scientists are working. Researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing have also developed a device called SpiralE that can connect the human brain to a computer by inserting it into the ear, without surgery, thanks to its spiral design.

The MIIT document states that China's ambition is to mass-produce humanoid robots by 2025.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/trung-quoc-am-tham-canh-tranh-voi-neuralink-cua-ti-phu-elon-musk-196240131181917157.htm