Neuralink Should Make Your Brain Hurt, Seriously.
<p>Almost a quarter of a century ago, managers of the legendary Bell Labs reported several breakthroughs that could have changed technology forever: Within a year one of their young researchers named Jan Hendrik Schön had succeeded in creating an organic super-conductor, a laser built from organic materials and the first molecular level transistor. Of course, as it turned out later, none of this was true.¹</p>
<p>The scandal was a serious hit to Bell Lab’s reputation but it did not happen out of context: The dotcom bubble was in the process of popping and Bell Labs, owned by Lucent Technologies at the time, was — even if practical application appeared remote — desperate to present groundbreaking successes that could rekindle investors’ trust. For Lucent it was publish or perish, literally.</p>
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