Elon Musk Reportedly Launches Neuralink to Merge AI With Human Brains

You can see Elon Musk talking about “neural lace“, at ReCode’s Code Conference a year ago. It’s supposedly working on something called “neural lace” technology that allows people to communicate with machines without the need for a physical interface. They could later be put to use as a “direct cortical interface”, Musk said, or artificial intelligence within the brain, to enhance human function and expand human potential.

These devices are now only the stuff of science fiction, apart from in the medical industry where some electrode implants are used to treat conditions such as Parkinsons, epilepsy and other neurodegenerative diseases.

While he continues to oversee his companies and projects such as Tesla, SpaceX, and Hyperloop, Musk has added yet another venture to his list.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon musk, is funding a company to is exploring the possibility of connecting a human brain with artificial intelligence. You have your limbic system, your cortex and a digital layer, so the third layer above the cortex, that could work well and symbiotically with you. Musk even hinted at the company himself, saying in January that an announcement on neural lace tech may be on the horizon.

He believes that neural lace technology could help prevent people from becoming “house cats” to AI. The product could allow humans to achieve higher levels of cognitive functionality, improve memory and create a “symbiosis” by easing the conversation between man and future machines.

It is true that we have already seen brain implants in the medical world, helping to carry out operations with thought, but we are still very far from being able to guarantee success in the sector. Musk once told a crowd in Dubai that over time there will be a closer merger of biological and digital intelligence, The Verge reports.

The WSJ report also mentioned that Neuralink is not going to take up human-computer connectivity first.