Elon Musk claims brain implants will help humans combat 'existential threat' of AI

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Elon Musk has claimed his planned brain implants will help humans compete with the "existential threat" of artificial intelligence (AI).On Friday the tech entrepreneur unveiled a pig whose brain he claims was implanted with a small computer.The Tesla founder said: "We have a healthy and happy pig, initially shy but obviously high energy and, you know, kind of loving life, and she’s had the implant for two months."He presented the pig with his neurosciences start-up Neuralink, and scientists hope it could help cure neurological conditions and allow people with paralysis to control a computer mouse.But Musk also said it can help humans compete with AI, which he considers an "existential threat".Musk described the new device as "a Fitbit in.