Musk claims that his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, is only 'months' away from announcing a technology that will ultimately allow 'anyone who wants superhuman cognition to have it.' He claims the technology is 'an order of magnitude better than anything out there [...] better than anyone thinks possible.'
Are these claims credible? And if this does indeed happen, what are the implications for scientific progress and society writ large?
Are these claims credible? And if this does indeed happen, what are the implications for scientific progress and society writ large?