Neuralink event as it happened: Elon Musk unveils technology connecting human brain to computers | The Independent

“Thanks for tuning in, and please consider working at Neuralink,” Musk says.

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Finally, a question about availability.

“At first it’s going to be quite expensive but that will rapidly drop,” Musk says. 

“I think we want to get the price down to a few thousand dollars.”

What is the security of the device like? 

“Privacy and security are top priorities of Neuralink,” the firm’s head of chip design says.

“In the future you’ll be able to save and replay memories,” Musk says. “This is increasingly sounding like a Black Mirror episode.

“Ultimately you could download them into a new body or a robot body.”

We’re onto the Q&A section now. One of the first things Musk confirms is that Neuralink could be used to summon a Tesla “telepathically”.

He also says, “just by thinking you can output words… You can control a computer.”

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Oh this is what the pigs were about in the intro video.

“Does it actually work?” he asks

“It’s kind of like a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires,” Musk says. “I could have a Neuralink right now and you wouldn’t even know. Maybe I do.”

The device is “about the size of a coin” and can replace a piece of the skull.