A popular blind Korean YouTuber has volunteered for the pioneering human clinical trials of an experimental vision-restoring brain implant led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Kim Han-sol, who runs the YouTube channel OneshotHansol, which has 1.68 million subscribers, announced his application for the cutting-edge neurotechnology trial. A video detailing his application went viral three weeks after it was uploading on Feb. 7. In the video titled "They asked if I could come to the U.S., so I said yes. Clinical trial planting a chip in the brain," Kim confirmed his intent to join the medical experiment. The trial centers on Blindsight, an advanced brain-computer interface developed by Neuralink. The company — founded by Musk and eight scientists and engineers in 2016 — has been pushing for the development of implantable brain-computer interfaces (BCI). The brain chip allows visually impaired individuals to perceive the world through a camera mounted on special glasses, working in tandem with a chip implanted in the brain. The implant is designed to help even those who have completely lost their ey