As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 38: Apple's Flexible Tradition

Invasive brain-computer connection devices require electrodes to be implanted into the human cerebral cortex to obtain neural signals, which can easily cause bacterial infections. Therefore, the FDA has been reluctant to let Neuralink conduct large-scale human trials.

The human brain emits neural signals all the time, and these signals are captured by motor sensors, but there will be a lot of "noise", making it impossible for the device to accurately identify the true intentions of the human brain.

Zheng Li's method is to extract the main signal through filtering algorithm and Fourier transform, and then analyze it through the algorithm combined with the eye nerve signal to analyze its true intention.

Neuralink's method is to implant electrodes into the human brain. If the cerebral cortex is not enough, I will implant it a little deeper into the skull layer.

This method is very harmful to the human body.

Musk was even angrier: "Why are people's non-invasive brain-computer connections already fruitful? You told me four years ago that non-invasive brain-computer connections were impossible?"

"You spent 1.5 million yuan, but so far you have only succeeded in experiments on pigs and monkeys?"

Neuralink has completed A and B rounds of financing. The main source of financing comes from Musk, and a total of 1.58 million yuan of financing has been completed.

Hordak murmured: "Synchron has only completed experiments on animals. The non-invasive brain-computer connection method has not worked well before, so mainstream companies in the industry have not followed this route for research."

Synchron is Neuralink's benchmark company, and the market has similar valuations for the two companies.

Unlike Neuralink, which wants to develop into the consumer industry, Synchron is more committed to the three medical vertical fields of nerve repair, neuromodulation, and neurodiagnosis.

Musk asked seriously: "Why did we implant probes into the human scalp through thin-film polymers last year, and this year we turned into coin-shaped micro-devices?"

Neuralink's new product in 2020 requires removing a small piece of the human skull and implanting tiny devices into it.

Much more radical than the 2019 version, Hordak explained: "Because last year's thin film polymers are flexible materials, the implantation procedure is cumbersome, and the implant failure rate is close to [-] percent."

"Although our new device needs to cut off a small piece of the skull, the difficulty of the operation is actually reduced."

Musk asked: "If you were a customer, would you choose Kechuang Bio's brain-computer connection products or our brain-computer connection products?"

"Compared with Kechuang Biology, we have no advantage."

Hordak shook his head violently: "No, we still have a chance!"

"According to the statistics, the recognition rate of the brain-computer connection of Kechuangbiology in European and American languages ​​is 70.00%."

"As long as we know their technical means and follow their technical route, we will be the first to achieve a recognition rate of 90.00% in European and American languages."

"We will be the ones who will be successful. Kechuang Biology occupies the Huaguo market, and we occupy the European and American markets. On the track of brain-computer connection, we still have room to survive."

Kechuangbio's brain-computer connection devices are mainly used in the mobile phone industry. Synchron has no overlap with their main business, but Musk's Neuralink is the direct rival of Kechuangbio in the field of brain-computer connection.

Musk: "It is precisely because you still have a chance that you can still stand here and talk to me."

"I asked SpaceX's laboratory to conduct preliminary research on Kechuangbio's technology. They have made a breakthrough on the chip. Their chip can filter the noise of neural signals first."

"Then there is the algorithm. The standardized API interface they provide, after the signal collected by the chip is processed by the algorithm, the neural signal closest to the user's true intention is obtained."

"Algorithm engineers speculate that Kechuangbiology has adopted a brand new algorithm that integrates common algorithms such as sparse representation, discrete wavelet transform, and Fourier transform."

"Because the sample provided by Kechuang Bio is a closed package, it will take time to decode it."

"You do research on the chip first, how can we develop a similar chip by bypassing Kechuangbio's patents."

"I will let SpaceX take full responsibility for the algorithm. At that time, you will form a cooperative team to complete this matter together."

"In addition, we can dig out the researchers of science and technology innovation, we need to know their technical route."

"One year, I will give you a year at most!" Musk finally roared.

Neuralink's technology accumulation is still very strong, and Musk's one-year time is based on if they can know the technical route of Kechuang Bio.

Hordak remembered something: "Danny Li, the director of the research department of Kechuang Biological Lion City R&D Center, was previously the leader of a research team in our company."

"We can dig him back."

Musk agreed: "Yes, if he is willing to come back, give him the position of head of the R&D department."

The big technology companies in the U.S. all got samples from Apple.

Apple organized people to test the product as soon as it got the product, and found that the effect was amazing after the test.

Apple cracked it by itself and found that there was no way to unpack the program, and there were many parts of the chip that it didn't understand, so it sent it to relevant technology companies, hoping to use their hands to crack the secrets of science and technology.

"There is still time before the launch of the iPhone 13. We can add a brain-computer connection device to the iPhone 13. The iPhone that can be controlled by the brain is definitely an epoch-making product!"

If it is another mobile phone brand, if the new technology comes out half a year later than other manufacturers in the same industry, it will be dead by now.

But the iPhone is different. After the Android camp launched a full-screen screen on a large scale, the iPhone X, which was launched half a year later, is still a big seller.

Android phones frequently launch foldable screen phones, but there are still a large number of consumers expecting Apple to release a foldable screen phone.

This is where the appeal and charm of the iPhone lies. It truly maximizes product power, and users want iPhones.

At this time, Cook was having a remote video conference with Isabel, the person in charge of the Greater China region. Cook had reservations about Isabel's proposal:
"The recognition rate of Kechuangbio's brain-computer connection chip is too low for American users, which means that it can only launch the iPhone exclusive to Greater China in the Greater China region."

"This is not in line with the practice of the iPhone. We can wait for the technology in most regions of the world to mature before adding the brain-computer connection function to the iPhone."

Isabel disagreed with Cook's opinion: "Sorry, I completely disagree with your opinion. In the past, there was a tradition of releasing a new iPad product at the iPhone's annual fall conference."

(There is no difference between you and you in English communication, so I use you here)
"Now that tradition is gone."

"In the past, the iPhone would send chargers and earphones, but this tradition is gone."

"iphone has to maintain a consistent tradition around the world, but it can also be changed!"

(End of this chapter)