Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Elon Musk's Neuralink

Neil DeGrasse Tyson shares his opinion about Neuralink. #shorts

[CharlesHalsey]

I think Neil has completely missed what neuralink actually does?

[dickarmstrong]

Elon says the initial primary use will be to restore functionality to people who are crippled, blind, etc. If that's what works, it will be a miraculous breakthrough.

[theuncanspan]

He sounded like my dad when i was convincing him to upgrade to a faster internet subscription.

[memecritic]

As someone who's been legally blind since i was 10, I'd give anything up to see the sky 1 more time.

[dimnimrod]

Neil in 1983:
"There's a payphone on every corner; Do I really need to carry around a radio transmitter? I can spare the 2 minutes it takes to walk to a payphone"

[PHYCT]

Guess this guy isn't actually all that smart

[edhjyzc]

Right I’m quadriplegic and I can’t just “pull out my phone “ so this is life changing for me

[NickG_]

“Your happiness subscription has expired, blink to renew, fart to reject”

[DavidPace]

The real question is this,
If you wouldn't post your private information on the internet, why would you connect your brain???

[denilla]

The purpose of Neuralink isn't to make everything faster by using telepathy. It's supposed to give paralyzed people the ability to walk, and shit like that

[Noah-gywk]

It’s clear Neil doesn’t understand the true potential of neuralink

[GWAForUTBE]

Screw your phone access. Fix my spinal injury please.

[flashahhasavedeveryoneofus]

I have free time i dont need my mind hacked

[hairybustard]

Don’t come crying when someone steals your brain

[tonypalmentera]

Is this really his understanding of Neuralink? He thinks it's a cell phone implant?

[traphimawari]

I think above all else it's just useful for paraplegic patients who can't use their limbs to use certain devices, with the availability of neural ink it would give them an even simpler and easier time to use the internet much like any of us normal people do.

[esseren]

Don’t you get the point half of this is supposed to help disabled people and people with Parkinson’s and tinnitus and much other diseases

[ShiDWa]

Okay, so I love you Niel you're a smart guy. Which makes me wonder why you didn't actually research what neuolink is actually for. It was not initially designed to be something that connects you to a computer or smart phone. The primary function is to assist those with neurological problems to either greatly improve brain functionality by rerouting neurological pathways through parts of the brain that are unaffected. So essentially if someone has epilepsy or parkinson's they could live a much better and productive life. Now will connecting to smart phones, laptops, etc. Be a possible "side effect" of NeuroLink, maybe. But I think anyone who has seen ghost in the shell knows just how dangerous this concept is.

[Dingusdoofus]

How is a quadriplegic supposed to “pull out his phone?”

[speeden]

His argument is valid, but he doesnt understand neuralink fundemental purpose.