"Korean YouTuber to Join Musk's Neuralink Clinical Trial for Brain Chip Implant: 'If It Fails, I'll Grab Him by the Collar'"

Visually impaired YouTuber OneShot Hansol (real name: Kim Hansol) has drawn attention for applying to participate in a clinical trial being conducted by Elon Musk's Neuralink.

Recently, OneShot Hansol released a video on his YouTube channel 'OneShot Hansol' titled "They asked if I could come to the US, so I said yes. Clinical trial to implant a chip in my brain (not clickbait)." In the video, he revealed that he had directly applied to take part in the clinical trial for 'Blindsight,' Neuralink's experimental vision restoration technology being developed under the leadership of Musk.

Screenshot from YouTube channel 'OneShot Hansol'

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He described the procedure by saying, "It's not about making your eyes see, but about making your brain see." He added, "I heard the surgery is performed by a robot and takes about one hour." He went on to share his feelings, saying, "The technology is truly impressive, but if misused, it could be frightening. I'm also concerned that someone might read my thoughts or that I could be hacked."

OneShot Hansol further stated, "We shouldn't live in a world where only those with money can see, while those without cannot. If I make a lot of money in the future, I want to help cover the surgery costs for those in need. If that's not possible, I'll at least grab Elon Musk by the collar," expressing his convictions.

After hearing the news, some online users expressed their support for his vision restoration, while others voiced concerns about the experiment.

OneShot Hansol, who operates the 'OneShot Hansol' channel with 1.69 million subscribers, is known to have gradually lost his sight after first noticing abnormal symptoms in his vision while commuting on a bus in 2010.

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Meanwhile, at the end of January, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced that Neuralink, the brain neuroscience startup he founded, is preparing technology that could enable people who have completely lost their vision to see again.

At the time, CEO Musk stated via the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), "We are preparing the first vision augmentation technology and are awaiting regulatory approval." He further explained that the technology would "allow even those who have completely lost their vision (the totally blind) to start seeing at low resolution and gradually progress to high resolution." Musk also added, "The next generation of Neuralink's artificial brain (cybernetic) augmentation technology will be unveiled by the end of this year with three times the performance."

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