Redefining Vision: Neuralink and the Future of Perception
Psychology TodaySEP 2024
Musk's Neuralink keeps breaking barriers the way his companies have in other fields. The first brain implant patient has been doing well after some early adversity, and now Neuralink is expanding its research north of the border. Neuralink has succeeded in changing the world despite US regulators trying to do what they do best — rain on an innovative company's parade.
While Neuralink may in fact change the world in a big way — especially for those who've lost use of their limbs — it's important to remember that rushing toward a goal could lead to unnecessary negative consequences. Musk would be wise to not rush forward too fast, lest Neuralink have to deal with tragedy before it achieves its desired glory.
There's a 50% chance that the US FDA will grant Neuralink permission to sell and implant a brain-machine interface device into general consumers by June 2034, according to the Metaculus prediction community.