At this stage, it’s the humans that train robots via reinforcement learning in Matrix -esque simulations or by playing the ...

Elon Musk's Neuralink has been awarded breakthrough status from the FDA for an implantable chip – dubbed Blindsight – that promises to restore the sight of people with vision impairment.

Neuralink has claimed in a tweet that it has finally received approval from the FDA to start a first-in-human clinical trial of its brain implant chip – but hasn’t indicated when it may start.

Mr Musk has an incredibly broad range of tech interests, ranging from brain implant start-up Neuralink to his rocket manufacturing firm, SpaceX. He also has a prominent role in the administration ...