Elon Musk's Neuralink will merge the human brain with A.I © Rashid Umar Abbasi / Reuters
RT: Elon Musk’s Neuralink could represent next stage of human evolution
- Insert lengthy editorial from Stephen Hawking which is about the same as all his other editorials except the ones in which he talks about God and, yep, robots are the end of us all -
DARPA is pushing into the realm of implanted logic processors but they only do it to kill people and they remain the enemy of humanity.
However ...
Neuralink’s “whole brain interface” will use tiny brain electrodes that will eventually allow us to communicate wirelessly with the world, and to share our exact thoughts and visions without having to use spoken or written language. The brain could also learn faster and have access to all the world’s knowledge.
“I think we are about eight to ten years away from this being usable by people with no disability,” Musk said in an interview with Urban.
- RT
Tim Urban wrote the description of Neuralink in the next article.
WaitButWhy: Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future
In this article there's an exhaustive discussion along with some unusual graphics to show how Neuralink works.
On a somewhat similar theme, we have the perennial worries about robotization but these ones don't run too deep:
The Guardian: Beware the unintended consequences of a robot revolution
The problem with this rose-tinted view of automation, however, is its focus on big averages that take little account of individuals’ experiences. Sure, the number of job gains for the whole of the UK may well be higher than the number lost to technology. But that is little consolation to someone who loses their job in a Midlands car plant to a robot and discovers most of the new openings are far afield in the coffee bars and hotels of London.
- Guardian
That's one of the least of the worries behind robotization since the rich don't believe they need workers anymore. They don't care about unions; it's us they don't want.
RT: Can you dig it? Elon Musk’s ‘boring’ project could be the solution to soul-destroying traffic
Billionaire tech tycoon Elon Musk is going underground with his latest venture – and unlike his other projects, this one certainly can be classed as ‘boring’.
The SpaceX CEO recently launched the Boring Company, a project aimed at creating a cost-effective method of digging tunnels for vehicles and high-speed trains. Now it seems the firm might even have a prototype tunnelling machine in the works.
Pictures emerged Thursday of a large white cylinder on the company’s campus in Hawthorne, California. The image, posted to Instagram by a SpaceX engineer, showed the Boring Company logo emblazoned on the side of the structure.
- RT
The Rockhouse loves Elon Musk in part because he's not a Washington bullshitter / procrastinator. When Musk says he will do something, he will fucking do it. Deep respect.
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