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Re:YC AI by aabajian on Sunday March 19, 2017 @08:58PM (#13910887)
Hi kolbe, have you seen this research paper: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v533/n7602/full/nature1...

They train a model that translates signals from the motor cortex to directly stimulate the patient's forearm muscles. It is the first case of a quadriplegic man being able to control his arm directly with his mind.

Re:YC AI by kolbe on Sunday March 19, 2017 @09:26PM (#13910994)
That is really cool. Just like it was really cool when we learned how to translate neural signals farther away from the motor cortex to do similar things a decade ago. But I'm failing to see the evidence of revolutionary AI. I see a really well-researched piece of hardware paired with a solid understanding of anatomy and probably a few great data scientists to assist in it all.
Re:YC AI by blackRust on Monday March 20, 2017 @06:12PM (#13918103)
And the consensus in the Neuroscience community, from what I understand, is that this is two things (1) a great feat of engineering and (2) a great demonstration of the brain's ability to learn and adapt.