US military reveals funding for 'Matrix' projects

The US military has revealed $65 of funding for a programme to develop a'brain chip' allowing humans to simply plug into a computer. The goal is'developing an implantable system able to provide precision communication between the brain and the digital world,' DARPA officials said. The goal is'developing an implantable system able to provide precision communication between the brain and the digital world,' DARPA officials said. Four of the teams will focus on vision and two will focus on aspects of hearing and speech. It has selected its five grant recipients for the Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) program, which it began at the start of this year.