AI and Brain Implants Enable Paralyzed Man to Walk Again

A man who was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident over a decade ago is now able to walk again with the help of a surgical procedure aided by artificial intelligence. Researchers at Lausanne University Hospital inserted electronic implants in the areas of the patient's brain and spinal cord that control movement and built a "digital bridge" between his brain and spine, bypassing his injuries and essentially putting his thoughts into action. The breakthrough was described as using AI as a thought-decoder that processes what the neurons in the brain region are trying to do and sending that signal to the spine.