--- title: "The Download: the first brain implant power user and South Korea’s AI obsession" url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-the-first-brain-implant-power-user-and-south-korea-s-ai-obsession-1buq6linp source_url: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/16/1139010/the-download-brain-implant-power-user-bci-south-korea-ai-obsession type: article source: "MIT Technology Review" published: 2026-06-16T12:45:17.374Z updated: 2026-06-16T12:47:16.299Z tags: ["ai", "anthropic", "deepseek", "brain-computer-interface"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Download: the first brain implant power user and South Korea’s AI obsession **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MIT Technology Review's daily newsletter covers several major stories: Casey Harrell, an ALS patient, has become the first 'power user' of a speech brain-computer interface after nearly three years of use, now browsing the web and working independently. South Koreans show the highest global enthusiasm for AI, with only 16% expressing concern versus 50% of Americans. The US restricted Anthropic AI access citing foreign intelligence risks, prompting Anthropic to disable new model access. DeepSeek raised $7 billion in its first funding round, becoming China's most valuable AI startup at over $50 billion valuation. Other highlights include Alibaba's robot AI models, Fox acquiring Roku for $22 billion, EA launching in-game advertising, and research showing Reddit can be used to manipulate AI search results. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Download: AI bottleneck debates, and BCI trials take off](https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-ai-bottleneck-debates-and-bci-trials-take-off-irsd7ji85) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Download: China’s brain implant ambitions](https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-china-s-brain-implant-ambitions-iqyerbyfb) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Download: whole-body rejuvenation drugs and five things to know about AI](https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-whole-body-rejuvenation-drugs-and-five-things-to-know-about-ai-epbcecfpr) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#anthropic](https://daily.dev/tags/anthropic), [#deepseek](https://daily.dev/tags/deepseek), [#brain-computer-interface](https://daily.dev/tags/brain-computer-interface) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-the-first-brain-implant-power-user-and-south-korea-s-ai-obsession-1buq6linp)