Neurolink and other inventions of Elon Musk

The name of the new company created by the engineer and inventor, Elon Musk, Neurolink, already gives us a clue as to where your project is heading and why it is. Registered in California in July 2016 as a company dedicated to medical research, its purpose is none other than to get to connect the human mind with computers.

The idea is that through what engineers call neural loops, electrodes are implanted in the brain. Among its most surprising functionalities, these electrodes would even be able to download our thoughts to a computer file.

The word processors through audio and also the use of the keyboard, would become obsolete and the capture of images or the creation of videos would probably take on a new meaning. Imagining where it can really go is complex to say the least.

Will artificial intelligence really be able to enhance the cognitive abilities of the human being? According to Neurolink yes. Artificial intelligence is one of his great concerns, as he himself has recognized: "".

Uncertainties about artificial intelligence

How far can the man-machine symbiosis go? It seems that if this connection is achieved, without a doubt, the questions that are going to be asked are many. What consequences will it have? To what extent will we have to renounce our privacy? If people who are less adept at social networks already show qualms about the lack of privacy, what does it mean to have a machine operating in our brain? The answers are right around the corner and in more than one TED talk.

Musk himself confirmed this project through Twitter and now The Wall Street Journal has delved into it. If it achieves its objective, this company can become a benchmark in biomedical engineering. The possibilities that this field opens up are many, not simply because it enhances our brain, but because it can be used for the treatment of neurological diseases. The possibility of treating disorders such as epilepsy or depression with this brain "chip" is very positive.

Elon Musk's most futuristic idea

Inventions ofElon musk, one of the founders ofPay Pal and CEO and founder ofTesla, they are at least transgressive. The latter takes the cake, although we have already witnessed certain advances in this field in the world of science fiction and cinema. Taken to reality, it should not be so far-fetched when, furthermore, we have recently learned thatFacebookis investigating in a very similar line.

More proposals from Elon Musk

At 45, Musk has an unstoppable career, a mind that does not rest and is capable of versatile work in all kinds of fields. “Has come to affirm. In fact, not long ago he presented us with another of his projects:Hyperloop, trade name of the aerospace transportation companySpacex.

Can you imagine going from Madrid to Cádiz in just over half an hour? The current concept of land transport is experiencing a real revolution withHyperloop, a supersonic train capable of reaching and exceeding 1,200 kilometers per hour. At the moment it is a project that contemplates reaching the transport of merchandise in 2019 and being able to carry passengers safely in 2021.

Levitate? It is not a matter of magic, we are not talking about Harry Potter, it is the way this unconventional train works. It is in the desert of Las Vegas (United States) where the first tests are being carried out with the initial prototypes of this new transport model that will circulate through a tunnel (tube).

Its technology has been conceived as free hardware and even the company SpaceX and Musk itself promote and motivate so that everyone can propose their ideas and thus improve the creation and development of this vehicle. In order to promote this co-creation, they have created various specialized companies.

Unfortunately, one of the biggest criticisms that this idea has received and that has raised the most blisters is the possible infeasibility due to the high cost of its development, creation and start-up. While for now keep going.

Neurolink and the human brain

Returning to Neurolink, we must point out the existing controversy and the myths that revolve around the use that people make of our brain. Widespread was the idea that we are only capable of operating 10 percent of our brains. However, scientists deny this claim and claim that we use our gray matter one hundred percent.

Ideas like telekinesis are being put back on the table. Yes, Neurolink is going to improve our cognitive abilities, can't we go one day further and get us to develop new skills that currently seem like a mere chimera?

Of course, thinking about Neurolink becoming a reality can be controversial. But what great historical breakthrough has been exempt from it? Your medical options certainly have a promising future. Take care of your well-being with it while you wait for the new discoveries of Elon Musk.

What's the craziest invention you can think of? Musk may have been mulling over the idea for a while. We will know more shortly.