In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Statement: For about $50,000, the blind can have a circuit board inserted in their brains that will stimulate the visual cortex and produce grainy black-and-white images out of optical data captured through a tiny camera. Choices: 1. There is a way for a circuit board to provide sight to blind people via a camera. 2. Scientists are hopeful that they can develop color image technology in the next 5 years. 3. The technology to simulate sight for blind people is promising, but not quite functional.
1