Elon Musk: Neuralink will cure blindness | Lex Fridman Podcast

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GUEST BIO:
Elon Musk is CEO of Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, and CTO of X. DJ Seo is COO & President of Neuralink. Matthew MacDougall is Head Neurosurgeon at Neuralink. Bliss Chapman is Brain Interface Software Lead at Neuralink. Noland Arbaugh is the first human to have a Neuralink device implanted in his brain.

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[LexClips]

Guest bio: Elon Musk is CEO of Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, and CTO of X. DJ Seo is COO & President of Neuralink. Matthew MacDougall is Head Neurosurgeon at Neuralink. Bliss Chapman is Brain Interface Software Lead at Neuralink. Noland Arbaugh is the first human to have a Neuralink device implanted in his brain.

[baronvonhoughton]

"Curing blindness" - you know the simple stuff 😯

[Cas_anova]

"The simple stuff; solving neuron damage." That is a crazy statement. I love Elon.

[afjm]

We are so close to changing the lives of so many people for the better. I just hope politicians and world leaders don’t screw it up. Stop the endless wars. Funnel that money into curing blindness

[TaylorS]

Being blind for almost 30 of my 37 years, this both excites me, and terrifies me. lol All of a sudden seeing a world and people that I last seen in the mid 90's... including myself? yikes! lol Sign me up. :) I had 1 eye taken, and the other had retina damage, so when ever that fits in with the program, Elon give me a call. haha

[alexbelfor]

Lex: So augmentation is possible.

Elon: Probable, likely.

Lex: Man, I wish I could get a pizza.

Elon: Is that feasible?

[RunningtoCatchMyBreath]

I can’t wait to have eagle eye vision.

[Razear]

If Elon manages to accomplish anything remotely close to restoring vision, he will win the Nobel prize in medicine. It would be one of the greatest medical breakthroughs in our lifetime.

[JohnJewel]

There is a little disconcerting emotional reverb about feeling the chip at first. Kinda wondering about that.

[thundersleycleaningco.]

Kyle Reese currently packing to come back in time….

[jonesjoyce]

How wonderful! Maybe people can be cured of astigmatism, hyperopia, or myopia, cataracts, all of that, or only for those who were born blind, or lost their sight due to accident or illness? Wow, that's so wonderful, not having to wear glasses or contact lenses anymore. Elon Musk is a lovely human being, he cares about everyone's well-being, he has empathy, he is so adorable.

[romanieo]

Some people have these conversations but they're sitting in a barber chair.

[vble]

Neurolink will hook you into the metaverse. This is the next step.

[CookChad]

i swear to god when this come out i would seek for a person and pay for this treatment that's how hyped i am.

[BeastLeahCassie]

Go Elon!! Thank you for sharing this podcast!! I've been waiting for Elon to speak about Trump!! I agree with him exactly!! You cannot fake bravery! And you need someone brave leading the country, keyword leading!!!

[arrvind]

Like Jordi from startrek, like radar, ultraviolet, vision

[GaryLabusch]

I so want that! I got one eye and 70% vision in my left eye, so NeuroLink I think would be the best bet for me! Hopefully it works for me

[NewYearOldMe]

There are actual products in more advanced levels of testing that do this with electrical impulses. None of them are his products...

[wadeedden]

I’ve said some negative things about Elon but this interview showed a man with substance.

[creatvsdd]

Hopefully Neuralink will cure this issue👌