Elon Musk wants your brain. Not content with conquering the space industry, solar power, and the Internet, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO is now planning to improve our minds.
Musk has spoken before about this technology, called neural lace. It’s apparently an idea to implant electrodes in our brains mixed with artificial intelligence, and use this to increase our mental output. We could also access the Internet or even write and communicate just by thinking.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Musk is now pressing ahead with these plans, having set up a company called Neuralink Corp. Details are few and far between at the moment, but they did manage to glean a bit of information from people who are supposedly involved in the project.
“Max Hodak, who said he is a ‘member of the founding team,’ confirmed the company’s existence and Mr. Musk’s involvement,” said the WSJ. “He described the company as ‘embryonic” and said plans are still in flux but declined to provide additional details.”
