Elon Musk’s Neuralink says 10,000 patients have signed up for its brain chip
Why 10,000 people have signed up to get a chip inserted into their brains
- Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain chip startup, has a backlog of 10,000 people hoping to receive its brain-computer interface implant.
- The company's president, DJ Seo, disclosed the waiting list in a research report issued by Morgan Stanley this week.
- To date, 12 clinical trial patients have received the Neuralink device, with a further 13 expected to be implanted by the end of the year.
- Current trials are limited to individuals with paralysis from conditions such as motor neurone disease or spinal cord injury.
- Elon Musk envisions future iterations of the chip enabling symbiosis with artificial intelligence, streaming music directly to the brain, restoring vision, and potentially offering a form of immortality by uploading memories.