Elon Musk explains one of the most optimistic futures imaginable: Neuralink and Optimus restoring lost human abilities through real-world cyborg technology
And the first people this could help are the ones who need it most:
People who are paralyzed. People who are locked in. People who lost the ability to move, speak, or interact with the world normally like Stephen Hawking
Neuralink is already helping patients control computers and robots with their thoughts
"They can now communicate almost as quickly as we are communicating right now"
“That’s going to continue to accelerate”
But Elon’s next vision is even bigger:
Use Neuralink to read motor-cortex signals from the brain, combine that with sensory feedback from the somatosensory cortex, and connect it to Optimus-style robotic limbs
In simple terms:
A person who lost their legs could one day control robotic legs with their mind - just pure thought. No buttons or joysticks
Elon called it a real-life “Six Million Dollar Man” concept… but instead of being science fiction or insanely expensive, it could cost around $60,000
Neuralink gives the brain a digital output. Optimus gives the body robotic capability
Together, they could create a path for people to walk again, move again, communicate again, and regain independence they thought was gone forever
This is the future worth building
@RyanSaavedra@EndWokeness I don’t blame the Somalians or the politicians.
All a Somalian can do is wake up each day and be Somalian.
I blame white Americans who voted for and re-elected politicians who let this vermin in and who can’t support remigration and deportation.
Voters are their own enemy.
@Libertys_Belle@AmericanAlphaX The stepfather of one of the two teens accused of killing Billy Schmidt has been arrested. Per the Philly DA, Donte Abdulmalik, 35, is charged with hindering apprehension, obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, and related offenses.
@LtJohnWade The stepfather of one of the two teens accused of killing Billy Schmidt has been arrested. Per the Philly DA, Donte Abdulmalik, 35, is charged with hindering apprehension, obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, and related offenses.
The stepfather of one of the two teens accused of killing Billy Schmidt has been arrested. Per the Philly DA, Donte Abdulmalik, 35, is charged with hindering apprehension, obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, and related offenses.
@bogartshaven@owennoble81 The stepfather of one of the two teens accused of killing Billy Schmidt has been arrested. Per the Philly DA, Donte Abdulmalik, 35, is charged with hindering apprehension, obstruction of justice, tampering with evidence, and related offenses.
2026:
Tesla tests Cybercabs with no steering wheel or pedals on public roads.
2016:
Elon Musk predicts self driving car with no steering wheel and audience laughs.
Everything he’s done past age 30 are things only a madman would do.
For one thing, the likelihood of not squandering the fortune and ending up bankrupt was slim.
The entire rest of the world would have bought a mansion, a yacht and lived in luxury the rest of their life.
Can’t wait to see what the next 10 years holds for him.
Elon Musk turns 55 today.
Here are 55 milestones.
Age 54: world's first trillionaire
Age 54: takes SpaceX public
Age 54: SpaceX acquires xAI
Age 54: releases Grok 4
Age 53: launches Robotaxi service
Age 53: xAI acquires X
Age 53: catches Starship booster
Age 53: unveils Cybercab
Age 53: first private spacewalk
Age 53: Colossus supercomputer
Age 52: first Neuralink implant
Age 52: launches Grok
Age 52: rebrands Twitter as X
Age 52: founds xAI
Age 51: launches first Starship
Age 51: buys Twitter
Age 50: flies first all-civilian crew
Age 50: unveils Optimus robot
Age 49: wins NASA moon contract
Age 48: launches crew to orbit
Age 48: ships Tesla Model Y
Age 48: unveils Cybertruck
Age 48: launches Tesla Megapack
Age 47: first Starlink satellites
Age 46: launches Falcon Heavy
Age 46: unveils Tesla Semi
Age 45: starts Boring Company
Age 45: opens first Gigafactory
Age 45: founds Neuralink
Age 45: unveils Solar Roof
Age 45: reflies Falcon 9
Age 44: reveals Tesla Model 3
Age 44: lands a rocket booster
Age 44: co-founds OpenAI
Age 44: ships Tesla Model X
Age 43: unveils Powerwall
Age 43: launches Tesla Autopilot
Age 41: opens first Superchargers
Age 40: ships Tesla Model S
Age 40: Dragon reaches ISS
Age 39: Dragon reaches orbit
Age 39: takes Tesla public (IPO)
Age 38: Falcon 9 first flight
Age 37: Falcon 1 reaches orbit
Age 36: ships first Tesla Roadster
Age 35: co-founds SolarCity
Age 32: co-founds Tesla
Age 31: sells PayPal to eBay
Age 30: founds SpaceX
Age 30: takes PayPal public
Age 27: founds X dot com
Age 27: sells Zip2 to Compaq
Age 24: co-founds Zip2
Age 19: sells PCs in dorm
Age 12: codes video game Blastar