What is Neuralink's near-term goal?

"we have to solve that bandwidth constraint with a direct neural interface"

"some high bandwidth interface to the brain"

"achieving symbiosis with artificial intelligence"

"the purpose of neuralink is to create a high bandwidth interface to the brain such that we can be symbiotic with AI"

"Our goal is to solve important spine and brain problems with a seamlessly implanted device."

"neuro-link is about is like can we go be able to go along for the ride"

"Neuralink may have this in a human as soon as this year."

"implant a neurolink in less than a year"

"Neuralink won’t overclock the brain, it will transfer processing to the supercomputer extension of your brain."

"first uh implanted devices in humans"

"Short-term: solve brain/spine injuries Long-term: human/AI symbiosis"

"neuralink stems from a concern I had where I was trying to figure out, even in a benign AI scenario, how do we at least go along for the ride."

"it's sort of like a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires that go to your brain."

"one of the things we're really paying close attention to is the ability to remove the implant."

"the first thing that we're going after is a wireless implanted chip"

"let's be super generous and say it's 100 bits per second."

"In the short term, for neural link, the idea would really just be to address brain injuries or spinal injuries"

"the long-term goal of Neuralink is to achieve sort of better symbiosis with uh AI"

"the first human implant this year"

"we think probably in about six months we should be able to have a first neural link in a human."

"even if someone has never had vision ever, like they were born blind, we believe we can still restore vision."

"What will be left for us humans to do? We better get a move on with Neuralink!"

"Those are the right questions to ask. They have been troubling me for many years. Neuralink was created as a possible long-term solution to human+AI symbiosis."

"Neuralink can get us maybe even above chimp level"

"No monkey has died as a result of a Neuralink implant. First our early implants, to minimize risk to healthy monkeys, we chose terminal moneys (close to death already),"

"The first human patient will soon receive a Neuralink device. This ultimately has the potential to restore full body movement. In the long term, Neuralink hopes to play a role in AI risk civilizational risk reduction by improving human to AI (and human to human) bandwidth by several orders of magnitude. Imagine if Stephen Hawking had had this."

"the first implementations will be to enable people"

"This is not much consolation, but Neuralink is working on a vision chip, which will be ready in a few years. That is the next area after enabling phone/computer telepathy for those who have lost their mind-body connection. We waiting for regulatory approval for our first human."

"hopefully be soon with from the next maybe this month or or next"

"The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection."

"I should mention that the Blindsight implant is already working in monkeys. Resolution will be low at first, like early Nintendo graphics, but ultimately may exceed normal human vision. (Also, no monkey has died or been seriously injured by a Neuralink device!)"

"the first product that we have there is called telepathy"

"Neuralink is accepting applications for the second participant. This is our Telepathy cybernetic brain implant that allows you to control your phone and computer just by thinking. No one better than Noland (@ModdedQuad) himself to tell you about the first!"

"Noland and I discussed a possible second Neuralink (next gen version) that would allow his other brain hemisphere to interact telepathically with his computer. This would be like having two-handed control ability, the equivalent of mouse and keyboard."

"Neuralink version one telepathy"

"improve the AI human symbiosis by increasing the bandwidth of the communication"

"Update about the second Neuralink device in a human. If all goes well, there will be hundreds of people with Neuralinks within a few years, maybe tens of thousands within 5 years, millions within 10 years, …"

"The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see. Provided the visual cortex is intact, it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time. To set expectations correctly, the vision will be at first be low resolution, like Atari graphics, but eventually it has the potential be better than natural vision and enable you to see in infrared, ultraviolet or even radar wavelengths, like Geordi La Forge. Much appreciated, @US_FDA!"

"I think it will be possible to restore a whole body functionality if you have a neural link in the motor cortex"

"I am increasingly convinced that @Neuralink should prioritize making an implant that can eliminate back & neck pain. Would greatly improve people’s happiness while awake, as well as enhance quality of sleep."

"We do a lot in-house, because there is no supplier who can make several of our key technologies"

"Very interesting to learn the details. One day, @Neuralink will greatly enhance human I/O bandwidth."

"Well-articulated analysis of @Neuralink. Important edit: bit rate and patient number will increase hyperexponentially over the next 5+ years. My guess is combined I/O Bit rate > 1Mbs and augmented humans >1M by 2030."

"With @Neuralink interfacing directly to the visual cortex, even those who are completely blind will be able to see again. Computer vision will be limited at first, like early computer graphics, but ultimately will exceed the best human eyes."

"Robots will surpass good human surgeons within a few years and the best human surgeons within ~5 years. @Neuralink had to use a robot for the brain-computer electrode insertion, as it was impossible for a human to achieve the required speed and precision."

"we've got Neurolink which is um now helped five uh patients"

"In the years to come, @Neuralink will make this technology widely available, so that ultimately anyone will have access to it"

"Neuralink technology update in 2 weeks!"

"There is a clear path to restoring hearing with a @Neuralink, even for someone who has had total loss of hearing since birth, as our device directly activates the neurons in the brain that process sound"

"Neurolink's initial goals are really to uh help people"

"Neuralink will do live-changing good for ultimately millions, maybe billions, of people. Imagine your loved one being able to walk again or your parent with dementia being able to recognize their child again."

"Noland might be the first to receive a Neuralink upgrade and/or dual Neuralink implant to further augment his abilities. It won’t be long before a Neuralink recipient can beat most and eventually all humans at fast reaction video games."

"now has I think over 10 uh patients with Neuralink implants"

"That’s just the beginning. With @Neuralink augmentation, I hope we can at least understand far more about what digital superintelligence thinks about."

"Any device that can be controlled via computer or phone can be controlled by a Neuralink implant"

"Neuralink will start high-volume production of brain-computer interface devices and move to a streamlined, almost entirely automated surgical procedure in 2026. Device threads will go through the dura, without the need to remove it. This is a big deal."

"I am confident at this point that restoring full body functionality is possible with @neuralink"

"Congrats to the @Neuralink team for helping many people who have lost use of their body with our Telepathy implant that enables computer use simply by thinking! The next generation Neuralink cybernetic augment with 3X capability will be ready later this year. Pending regulatory approval, we are also ready to do our first Blindsight augment that will enable those who have even complete loss of vision to see in low resolution at first, leading to high resolution over time."

"we believe it will enable people to walk again"

"Maybe first attempt at this for Neuralink later this year"

"Neuralink is needed to solve the super low & lossy output bandwidth of humans. Our input bandwidth, thanks to vision, is many orders of magnitude higher than our output bandwidth, but could also be greatly improved. By addressing these bandwidth limitations and greatly increasing our effective cognitive capacity, human-AI symbiosis will be far better, improving the probability of a great outcome for humanity in the future."

"Neuralink is needed to solve the super low & lossy output bandwidth of humans."

"Among other things, @Neuralink will enable quadriplegics to use their hands and walk again and the completely blind to see. Jesus-level miracles."

"Neuralink has solved through-dura electrode implantation! This is a very big deal, as it greatly improves the safety and ease of interfacing with the brain."

"Neuralink helping those who have lost their mind to body connection"