Neuralink Update - April 2022

00:00 Introduction
01:04 Outline
01:47 Claims of animal mistreatment
07:59 Neuralink’s response
19:02 Lex Fridman x Tim Urban on Neuralink/ AI
27:43 Neura Pod’s visit to Kernel HQ
29:53 Joe Rogan x Mr. Beast talk Neuralink/ VR
33:53 Tesla x Neuralink x SpaceX x Boring Company = X?
34:49 Neuralink stats
35:33 Thank you + Reterns (www.reterns.com/)
Links (in order of mention):
Lex Fridman x Tim Urban:1:26:23 - 1:26:35: • Tim Urban: Elon Musk, ...
Joe Rogan x Mr. Beast:2:01:50 - 2:02:02: open.spotify.com/episode/5lok...
Rhesus Macaque fighting:2:00 - 2:08: • Clash of Macaque Monke...
Warren Redlich x James Douma:2:36:43 - 2:37:17: • Live with James Douma ...
PCRM Report: www.dropbox.com/s/y1htsprat2i...
Fortune article: fortune.com/2022/02/15/musk-b...
Neuralink Blog Response: neuralink.com/blog/animal-wel...
Neuralink on use of positive reinforcement:01:32- 2:05: • Animal Care at Neuralink
Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: www.nap.edu/catalog/12910/gui...
Neuralink animal care team:00:09 - 00:49: • Animal Care at Neuralink
2019 Neuralink Launch Event:1:21:15 - 1:22:27: • Neuralink Launch Event
Elon Musk Master Plan Tweet: elonmusk/status/1...
Neuralink Jobs: boards.greenhouse.io/neuralink
Kernel Jobs: jobs.lever.co/kernel-2
Reterns: www.reterns.com/
Welcome to Neura Pod, where we share updates about the company Neuralink. This Elon Musk-founded company is working on surgical brain implants, that’ll enable humans to talk to each other telepathically, and help paralyzed people walk again.
Unfortunately, the journey to achieving these goals is not a straight line. The engineering required to make these devices is fraught with challenges. There are also plenty of doubters, skeptics, and people who are genuinely afraid of what could happen with the new tech. This has once again become apparent recently as numerous headlines have claimed animal abuse and mistreatment at the company.
This update episode will start with the allegations being made, then share the highlights of Neuralink’s response. Next, we’ll have highlights of Lex Fridman’s interview with Tim Urban, the creator of the popular website and blog: WaitButWhy. After that, we’ll talk about an exciting trip Omar and I recently took to Kernel’s company headquarters right outside Los Angeles, California- which as a reminder is the brain-interface company Elon once considered joining. Then, we’ll share highlights of Joe Rogan’s interview with KZbin phenom- Mr. Beast where they ended up chatting about Neuralink quite a bit. We’ll also share an update on the potential merging of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and the Boring Company. Lastly, we’ll discuss Neuralink and Kernel and their respective hiring needs. I also share I’ve started a company to help retirees do consulting work as easily and flexibly as possible: Reterns. www.reterns.com/
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[@ofconsciousness]

As a vegan, I'll say once again that I support Neuralink 100%. Here's why, much of which you already covered: 1. Neuralink isn't the one requiring animal testing. Every time Elon posts an update, the comments are flooded with humans begging to be in the early trials. Neuralink can't legally proceed to humans without testing on animals first. Within the constraints of the law, they're going above and beyond to proceed as compassionately as possible. 2. Some animals dying from the first surgeries is not indicative of negligence. Humans die even from routine surgeries. The deaths are not the ethical concern here; the flaw in ethics is that the animals can't be informed about the surgery and its risks, and while they can opt out of activities, they can't opt out of surgery. Whose fault is that? Not Neuralink's, it's the law's. And before anyone says Neuralink could choose not to introduce their product, I wanna say check your ableism. 3. I say this next part not to preach, only to point out hypocrisy: people will point fingers at Neuralink because their animals spend too much time sitting, then these same people will go eat a burger made from a cow who didn't have enough room to turn around in its cage. For that matter, these people should look at their own pets left home alone all day while they're at work. Fixating on the imperfect conditions of animals in a legally required protocol is such a distraction if your goal is animal welfare. There are more effective routes for activism. Trashing on Neuralink's testing isn't about caring for animals, it's about technophobia. 4. This may seem a stretch, but it's a personal reason for me. I hope Neuralink will eventually enhance our understanding of the brain and help us decode our minds. And I hope that this technology will transfer into also helping us understand animals better. What if we could eventually communicate a little more clearly with other species? How amazing would that be? It's quite a ways off and maybe it will never happen, but I'm hopeful. ❤️ Thanks as always for making these videos. Cheers to Neuralink for striving to create a better future, and cheers to you for spreading the word.

[@NeuraPod]

Great thoughts Tybie. Thank you for watching/ sharing

[@taliadavid9893]

I love this posting. I 100% want the chip too. There are 1000s of companies testing on animals at the exact same time but due to the fact he is so well known only he seems to be getting any heat from probably many ppl who never even once cared about animal testing until finding out elon had to.

[@silentmurmur390]

@@taliadavid9893 If you need to do animal testing then something is fundamentally wrong with your product.

[@teslanewstonight]

We already know Neuralink will go above the law and beyond the restrictions for their animals. 🤖🧡

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Great comment! Just 1 point: How do you think the law can change, so animals could be able to opt out of surgery? Also, I think it's perfectly right to test on animals, rather than humans, until the technology works well enough, no matter that we can't collect their consent.

[@sathaniel_]

Woow man, I can't imagine how long it took to go through the original document. These videos require a lot of time and work. Thank you for taking the time to share this information and enthusiasm with us. Our future will be awesome

[@NeuraPod]

Wasn't as insane as it sounds as a ton of the doc was the same type of record-keeping and documentation. Nevertheless, I hope the episode saves viewers time so that they don't have to dig through stuff on the internet.

[@sathaniel_]

@@NeuraPod I'm sure it does. Thanks.

[@rohanprakash5589]

This video is so good! You cover the perfect tldr of each segment and it flows so well. Keep it going, love the content!

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks for the kind words Rohan.

[@danilobmalitjr8339]

Animal welfare It’s a double edge sword testing Something like this like Nuirolink‘s to help injured people disable be disability that our military personnel suffer from, people are upset and mad about it but yeah there’s thousands hundreds of thousands of beef pigs and chickens that Our confined in filth and force-fed with growth or moans that causes humans to have illnesses from it and we eat it every day and no one stopping it

[@aeeevTHEBESTYOUTUBERXDDD]

never stop updating, we love you ryan!

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks aeeev420. Very much appreciate all you crazies :)

[@sathaniel_]

Yes pls.

[@wires3673]

Thank you for providing these updates. This is such important work!

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks WIRES.

[@paulbirkbeck1790]

@@NeuraPod 1976 TAMI thought amplification and mind interface came on line its all been done before i have seen the capabilities of this tech its light years ahead of what the public think exists my question is can neuralink do it better??

[@sathaniel_]

This month update is great, a lot of information.

[@caseyford3368]

I'm a 37 year old veteran with multiple disabilities from war and a rough life. I have many certifications, but I can't use them to help humanity, because of my disabilities. Please allow me to have the great honor of being upgraded. So I can help myself and humanity go further.

[@spiral5799]

Here for the premiere apr 2022 :)

[@danielrodrigues4903]

Fantastic video as always, but damn, I didn't know you visited the Kernel HQ! :D Looking forward to that video! Wasn't there also gonna be a Q&A with Bryan Johnson? I recall you posted a communities question some time ago, asking for suggestions on what to ask. I am assuming that will be in the upcoming Kernel video?

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Daniel. Kernel video will be next.

[@ICZERZERO3000]

Awesome update 👍… Keep up the great work . Is time to push the boundaries of what we can accomplish 😎.

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks ICZERZERO 5000.

[@ICZERZERO3000]

@@NeuraPod of course… Anytime my friend.

[@stefan-bayer]

Great summary and explanations! Kind regards out of Stuttgart, Germany

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Stefan. Was just in Braunschweig last summer- mellow, cool place.

[@stefan-bayer]

@@NeuraPod Ah cool, thanks for the reply. Keep up the good work! :)

[@RoseMarieLeo1Boca]

Extremely fantastic work spot on be very proud of what you just did here

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks for the kind words Rose Leo.

[@ababycow]

Wow! I never knew about Kernel. It's good to know that there's a number of companies taking us to this neuralink future

[@NeuraPod]

:) agreed.

[@darylingoteborg3178]

As someone who uses a vr headset in conjunction with open source 3D modelling software to design 3D printed prototypes: this seems like the next phase in my transition only having a sketchbook as a medium for creative productivity. Very excited to see how it goes

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Amazing work! Thank you for your effort! Your new project Returns sounds exciting and helpful. And special thanks for putting together such a large section addressing the animal treatment concerns. Just recently I had an argument about that on Facebook, where the guy was saying that the monkeys ate their own fingers and all animals, participated in the Neuralink studies (more than a year ago) got crazy and died. I'll use this video as a proof against that.

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Nikolay

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

@@NeuraPod By the way, if you're interested also in the advancements in AI and if you haven't heard yet, look up some videos on the last AIs - PalmAI (Google's latest language model, demonstrating great understanding by explaining jokes, coding, explaining lots of other stuff) and Dall-E 2 (text to image latest AI by OpenAI), they do amazing things!

[@silentmurmur390]

This video is proof that the torture and mutilation of animals results unhealthy AI and human outcomes, especially because the experimenters who continue to support it are psychotic.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

@@silentmurmur390 Watch it again, this time actually pay attention.

[@MarkBarrett]

Nuralink is treating the animals, better than government treats humans.

[@thedodobirdisextinct]

there is SO much good on the internet and your videos represent that. thanks for the hard work.

[@NeuraPod]

Very kind words. Thank you for your support Bob.

[@GaryM260]

With 200 million animals being slaughtered every day for food around the world the treatment of animals described here is ludicrous.

[@realtalk6340]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you! Great work.

[@NeuraPod]

Appreciate your support REAL TALK.

[@Xenmut]

atm feels like whilst Neuralink would be on the path of developing the hardware, Kernel is developing the basis of the software. I really wonder what the next decade of such companies will bring, since its pretty common in tech that cross pollination of ideas happens. Good work man, you got a new sub

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks for subscribing and commenting Xenmut. I think both Neuralink and Kernel are working on cool hardware + software.

[@bekenrenov]

You make such high-quality content, keep up the good work. So much of modern medicine, implants, cardiac devices, pharmaceuticals etc. rely on animal testing. So what's the alternative? Not test on animals and go right to humans? Or just not test at all and have no medical advancement? I don't understand the logic here. There is some inherent risk in advancing anything new.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Exactly.

[@NeuraPod]

Agreed.

[@Dante3085]

It's just a shitty situation. I think in general it's fair to have multiple sides on these issues. Just because there is no alternative that doesn't mean you just don't talk about issues.

[@bloodcarnage8285]

Bruh.. many don't see it as an issue. We eat them. So eating them is not abuse but experimenting with them is? Make it make sense.

[@ellieinspace]

GREAT EDITING AND INFORMATION!!!!!

[@NeuraPod]

🙂 thanks Ellie

[@not_elm0]

27:59 OMG! So lucky Ryan!! 🤩 Can't wait for the Kernel episode! Hehe

[@NeuraPod]

Was sweet :)

[@sathaniel_]

I love this content and everything related to Neuralink. I hope those animals doesn't suffer too much

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Sathaniel.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

Seeing how SpaceX treats its test rockets, I fear the animals will be subject to "move fast and break things."

[@MarkBarrett]

I'd be willing to do the Flow helmet study, but I don't live in California at the moment. (I did before.) When I did EEG before they said I responded faster than others did.

[@hexadecimal5236]

The problem with the anti-animal research activists, is what is the alternative? If you ask them directly, they will literally say they'd prefer that you use humans. I've had long debates at Uni with them and at the very foundation of their argument, that is their response. Perhaps we could be giving animals pain killers and monitoring their brain wave patterns to make sure they're not being tortured tho? My family raises dogs so I also don't like animals suffering.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Yeah, I know them, they're crazy. We should always strive to minimize any suffering, but animal testing is very necessary, before human trials. In that line of thought, should we ask bacteria for consent, before giving someone a medicine that will kill the bacteria? Should we ask the ants for consent, before we build a house or a road over their home? Animals might be very valuable, especially high mammals like monkeys, elephants, dolphins, but we can't simply put them before humans.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

There are people who are so desperate for a cure, they'll volunteer freely. Let them. And corporations do not have a good track record of not abusing animals for ridiculous tests that have no scientific merit.

[@Dizle81]

Using animals is a cheap solution .but for the best results i still think you need humans to test .i'm sure if you offer good money people will use them self as guinea pigs. is it morally good/bad? let people decide for themself

[@Jbond7777]

Interesting. Very interesting. Why not clone yourself and test on it. After just terminate your clone. Give it great food and what not. Should be the same thing. Unless you see the video of something bad happening to your clone. Guess I don't have a solution, unless... They test it on the dead animals or human. Don't know if that's possible or dangerous, bit ya that makes it OK in my brain.

[@Jbond7777]

@@ConnoisseurOfExistence Really so an animal is innocent. Bacteria is innocent but does not have self awareness. Make a clone of yourself then test on it. Terminate it after. So your all good until you see a leaked video of your clone suffering. The ego of human are ridiculous 🙄 😒. Yes I eat meat. Crazy maybe but I don't put human life over other life. Also I'm not a phsycho. Elephants have a ceremony for the dead. Humans do not have the largest brains in the animal kingdom, I believe whales do. Also this tech is very new. Needs to be randomly tested without notice. This tech can easily control actions of a human being or chimp or animal. Take the pill plug yourself into your MUSK car. Enjoy your life. Until it's not yours. Then I will be there to pop your hypnotized brains 🧠 😉 😜.

[@maygolden6506]

Who looks into the ethics regarding BCIs? Is there an ethics board? There will have to be new laws once BCIs become common. I think there will be a rise in dissasociation and personality disorders when used in humans........

[@Xenmut]

Id argue that you can see those already starting on GenZ's due to constant internet interaction. We invariably will have to deal with that.

[@maygolden6506]

@@Xenmut Not the same extent but yeah.

[@NeuraPod]

Who is part of the ethics board for the internet?

[@maygolden6506]

@@NeuraPod The internet and BCIs arent compareable. This is a device that monitors your brain activity. Your emotional reponses. Your behaviours. This goes beyond any wearable device, mobile phone or social media app. It has the power to do alot of good, and alot of harm if its exploited.

[@maygolden6506]

@@NeuraPod kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGTdoKVqnZmApLs - Worth a watch. Ethics of BCIs.

[@tomasloxton8840]

Reterns sounds like a genuinely good idea! Someone close to me retired from being a medical Doctor but came back to the job for a couple of months during the height of the pandemic to take some pressure off medical personel.

[@NeuraPod]

Thank you Tomás! Please refer folks who might be interested.

[@vib3machine]

Thank you for this video

[@NeuraPod]

Our pleasure. Thanks for watching

[@not_elm0]

Tim & Joe gets it 👏

[@NeuraPod]

Yeah they do

[@johnnyroman3888]

I give you credit for covering not so good news regarding Neurolink.

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Johnny

[@rustybolts8953]

Woow, I was sleepy, WAS about the hit that hay, HAY, then I go click on this video. NOW how do I even think of sleep?

[@anactualloaf8134]

The amount of effort that is shown is truly inspiring. From so many.

[@NeuraPod]

Agreed.

[@devfromthefuture506]

Human trials?

[@NeuraPod]

Elon has said probably later this year

[@onedoompunchman7549]

@@NeuraPod how much later do you think?

[@StormTheDelta]

@@onedoompunchman7549 good question

[@aaroncamss1623]

@@StormTheDelta good fucking question

[@aeeevTHEBESTYOUTUBERXDDD]

@@aaroncamss1623 gooder fockng quackstion

[@giancarlopratesi7712]

Yes,wonderful!when you began

[@NeuraPod]

We're not affiliated with Neuralink, but I started the podcast over a year ago

[@treva31]

Great stuff 👍

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Trevor.

[@hellfrost333]

9:40 needs it's own tag in the video description

[@xx_darksoul_xx8296]

Awesome update.

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Marcus

[@EREN-bu3wp]

Blade Runner 2049 shows where this goes......and the Klaus Swab Reset cannon states.....this tech is for the queen and her hive....not humans that are turned off by updates.....literally with this tech upgrade

[@maygolden6506]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGTdoKVqnZmApLs

[@The_Eno]

22:33 "hopefully something that isn't covered by insurance" and there we have it

[@romanholder6556]

In the late 70s my mom broke her back and was paralyzed at age 15 from a car accident in which she wasn't wearing her seatbelt-she was projected to live a year or less. After a fruitful life of many accomplishments, she passed away from metastatic breast cancer in 2016, but her story and personality live on. Having witnessed her struggles and heard her stories, this work has profound implications for improving quality of life. It is worth it without question, especially considering the ethical methodologies Neuralink employs, which were very well presented here. RIP Mariann Merritt Holder!

[@NeuraPod]

❤️

[@carolinejoanne5774]

Love it all. Thank you,

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Caroline.

[@emagotis]

Can imagine that some of the critical people while shouting at neuralink have a mouthful of beacon between their teeth. When it is genuine what neuralink is saying, and it's probably easy to check, they provide the least amount of harm to any living animal under captive conditions. Especially for older animals they may even experience a better life as in the wild due to nonexistent danger from hunters or rivals.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

"All the monkeys stopped screaming because we sewed their mouths shut!" Progress.

[@mattreed9264]

I have a severe spinal cord injury i would definitely be willing to be a clinical trial i think this is amazing

[@karanjitsingh6500]

Thank you for your update Ryan and you have given a nice update on neuralink. Being a Quadriplegic myself it is me who is expecting a lot from neuralink that when they will finalise the human trials.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

I hope it can help you as soon as possible! How do you actually write these comments, I wonder...

[@karanjitsingh6500]

Through Google voice command

[@karanjitsingh6500]

@@ConnoisseurOfExistence thank you brother and I write these comments through Google voice command.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

@@karanjitsingh6500 Oh thanks for the answer, sorry for my curiosity.

[@LIAM_FITZPATRICK]

i thank yall doin good work god bless

[@neotower420]

fix my prefrontal cortex connections!

[@dsarti1]

Good grief I wonder how many people ordered extra bacon on their cheese burger after seeing those poor mistreated pigs

[@musaran2]

Okay, what powerful industry is Neuralink threatening to warrant those media hit pieces?

[@johnbenson3024]

It has the potential to make anyone a supercomputer as well as a human so… I think it’s all of them lol

[@publicspeaker4009]

wait... what if we already are using a Neuralink and we are just reliving a memory

[@NeuraPod]

😳

[@mostinwilliams1310]

What about Instead of the brain implant for individuals with spinal cord injury, Wouldn't it be placed on or near the site of the injury of the spinal cord?

[@NeuraPod]

As far as I understand, at least two implants needed- one or more in the brain, and one at the spinal cord

[@piedruickz1033]

0:45 very simplified use cases, have you thought about the negative implications of the technology, maybe for a future video? Thanks for sharing this information!

[@NeuraPod]

I've thought about it. We'll cover them in a future video

[@piedruickz1033]

@@NeuraPod thank you, your work is much appreciated! 🙏🏼

[@piedruickz1033]

@@NeuraPod And a selfish request on my part, could you please include your thoughts on Mr. Yuval Noah Harani and his ideas about the technology? Thanks! 🙏🏼

[@Ukraine587]

Hey, I'm excited to try the Neuralink chip in my mind try the chip Don't miss the chance I'm 100% sure Neuralink succeeds

[@taliadavid9893]

I'm excited to, but I don't know the most effective way to get it as soon as possible, I'm open of course to human trials and the risk. I really wish they would make a rule the person must pass a test regarding their mental state, if narcissistic, if grred and power driven, if a psychopath. Make it only possible to get for people who prove to truly care about the wellbeing of others.

[@taliadavid9893]

Hey if you get any information on ways to get the chip pls update me.

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks for the member support Talia. We'll make sure to cover anything we hear on the channel.

[@karanjitsingh6500]

Nice work done on your update Ryan. But I was expecting they will disclose something about the human trials which still they haven't.

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Karanjit. If they announce something, we'll cover it. Unfortunately, they still haven't filled the Clinical Trials Director position, which is probably a sign they're not super close to beginning trials.

[@kristopherleslie8343]

Good job

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Kristopher.

[@THESHALLOWDRIFTER]

Please consider using Neural link to allow a patient to transfer their pain to the doctor treating them so the diagnose can be real and not based on statistics. Stupid question ex. "what level 1 to 10?"

[@NeuraPod]

Interesting thought experiment for when this becomes possible- could be a decade or two away

[@mesopable]

Thanks for report! I hope well for all the monkeys, pigs, and humans at the Neuralink. Good to keep eye on.

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks mesopable.

[@MicahRenfro]

I have 2 DBS systems in me for PD, currently! They used BioGlu on my second implant!!!

[@NeuraPod]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing Toby.

[@hydroshoot]

Listening from Germany! I would never take a Brain Implant EVER but I appreciate your efforts. Kudos brother

[@pyrsartur3675]

Unfortunately, the inability to compete for jobs with those who do have implants, will force many to rethink that decision. It will be like not having a mobile phone.

[@NeuraPod]

Thanks Domi.

[@aaroncamss1623]

@@pyrsartur3675 exactly

[@anypercentdeathless]

Unless your art is some type of concept art (maybe the subject is about living without an implant) than you can forget about participating in any milieu-visual or musical or dramatic.

[@hydroshoot]

@@pyrsartur3675 Bro I’d rather live in the woods than risking my brain being interfered with in any direkt invasive way!

[@timebot000]

Does a neurolink implant have any similar properties as the brain implants invented and tested by the late Dr. Jose Delgado?

[@n0madtv]

Where do I volunteer?

[@cdl340100]

Very informative video and I knew it was a hit job about the animals as if PETA was involved in a way...following Elon is like if you were follow actually following Tesla himself.

[@AZOffRoadster]

It wasn't that long ago when doctors used to be grave robbers. Even our own government has used citizens as unknowing guineapigs many times.

[@swheaton1000]

Sound like a commercial for neuralink

[@fredbloggs5902]

Animals rights groups have stated policies of demanding the euthanising of ALL pets, think about that.

[@fredbloggs5902]

The monkey playing pong looked completely happy to me. Abusing the monkeys would invalidate the experiments.

[@NeuraPod]

True.

[@rocko100able]

It's like Ground Zero ROM'S, you'll be able to change your OS depending on the ROM that's built just like on a phone through TWRP recovery and then just flashes zip file, and you've got a brand new OS with whatever features on it, huhuhuhuhuhuhu "WOW".

[@natashabetts7509]

How will it help with chronic back pain ?

[@whitepony8443]

If I can change so much for something so stupid, what if I do it for something real? I'll fight for the real thing this time, I'll give it all my life.

[@savemeows]

Some one look at standards in our meat bussiness... horrific conditions for cows and pigs....

[@krisnrg]

I like how he just believes anything Neuralink says. Checks out

[@FuzzyRedFox]

i feel like how cheat codes take the fun out of games after a short while, neurolink will make life dull after a bit of former excitement

[@lovemyalaskaful]

This will be a beautiful thing and our future.

[@TJXD]

I wish people that don't understand this technology and are "Afraid" of it, to please go away, this tech can help so many people including myself.

[@kasloblake2240]

I met Mr. Musk 10 years ago and we spoke about this. Mr. Musk has worked on this much longer than most people know. This is not a fn novelty item. This research will improve and save lives. For a better understanding please volunteer with brain injury or stroke victims for a year or more.Then you might be able to imagine a lifetime. THIS GIVES HOPE .

[@NeuraPod]

Where'd you meet?

[@kasloblake2240]

@@NeuraPod TORONTO ONTARIO. Why who is this?

[@aaronjohnson1005]

@@kasloblake2240 🤣 he is the owner of this channel 😆

[@kasloblake2240]

@@aaronjohnson1005who?

[@kasloblake2240]

near King and Church @@NeuraPod

[@taliadavid9893]

How can I be added to human trials?

[@NeuraPod]

Talia, I would suggest reaching out to Neuralink directly and looking into BrainGate.

[@taliadavid9893]

@@NeuraPod thank u so much, I did try to go to the site but I was in a hurry and didn't see it. I will check again

[@caseyford3368]

Please let us all know when Neuro Link is ready for humans. If you combine Neuro Link and Nano mites, you could constantly upgrade the body as well as the mind. And repair any damage ever caused, on even the smallest levels.😎

[@rwhirsch]

tim urban is spot on that this is the most ambitious thing of elon....that mind pong monkey is in the top 3 amazing things i've ever seen..and this is just the beginning. (one of the other things is "quantum locking" but that is a physics phenomenon that humans simply discovered...incredible nonetheless)

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

I was super excited about the monkey pong too. But then I learned such experiments are done already before, exactly with monkeys and pong game. The actual progress of Neuralink is that the device is wireless (unlike any other invasive device before), the movements of the pad controlled by the monkey are smoother than in the previous cases (because Neuralink records from many more channels), and the installation is much faster and safer with the robot, plus the Link is very small and almost invisible.

[@NeuraPod]

Exactly. Thanks for commenting guys.

[@hexadecimal5236]

I volunteer as tribute.gif

[@markgrayson7514]

I kept wondering who the dude in the bottom right corner was who was smirking. Dude, that does not help.

[@NeuraPod]

😏

[@jvd3339]

If neuralink would allow me to Remember, I'd be that test subject in a heartbeat. - I can't stand immediately forgetting something I Just Did or said. - I can't stand trying to read an informative book and forgetting what I just read the second I put the book down. - I can't stand trying to learn a language for Years and not retaining that information. The negative side is that I'd think an emp or strong electromagnetic frequency could scramble the way it works while it's in your brain.

[@Glurgi]

Testing on handicapped monkeys seems like a good step, provided they were handicapped naturally and not gimped for the test. I think the later part is deeply unethical and I hope no such tests have been conducted at Neuralink.

[@trinitydionne8436]

I love your videos and with that in mind I would like to offer a suggestion. When you add yourself in could you use a different camera angle, maybe a more straight on view or even the camera slightly above eye level angles down on you. With the angle that you have now it feels like you are looking down on the people who are talking, and I feel like that’s not what you are trying to convey with your face cam. It would make you feel more on level on them. Again I love your videos and I hope you continue to improve and prosper while making them.

[@NeuraPod]

Good point. Thanks for the feedback Trinity. When I'm not travelling, and have my better setup at home, I will do that.

[@timebot000]

This chipping won't happen to 'everyone' so...have fun you all, we'll enjoy watching your future!

[@cody8860]

Imagine if they charge you with a ridiculously expensive subscription and if you fail to pay it's game over.

[@AshLFC87]

Had a spinal cord injury for nearly 6yrs that wasn't my fault, something that could improve quality of life so I could enjoy time with my kids more ..love the idea..what's the targeted Timescale ? 2-5yrs or we talking 10+yrs

[@NeuraPod]

Neura Pod and I are not affiliated with Neuralink. In my personal opinion, it seems like helping paralyzed patients walk again will take 7-10 years.

[@bertnorticus1662]

I fully believe that we should use animals to help humans (I'm a massive neuralink simp) but I also believe that animals are our 'spiritual younger siblings', therefore we must protect them and give them the best possible life. So, HOW did these animals die? Were they in pain or disabled as a result of testing when they died?

[@NeuraPod]

They worked with already dead monkeys, and monkeys who were about to be put to death anyway because of poor quality of life.

[@x_lonewolf_x]

forget holo deck suites for your gaming adventure , with an advance neural implant that could connect us to a "matrix" 😁 ; we could be playing games like WOW , minecraft , halo , skyrim , etc which would seem to us to be "REAL LIVE" action ; course there is always the safety issue that the game does not actually kill us IRL because of some extreme pain , event , seizure , etc

[@CalmDownHarold]

wow

[@svennordling7497]

I wonder if neuralink could make a connection from the visual cortex in the brain to glasses that have a camera installed. You can buy glasses with miniature high res cameras molded into the frame. I saw a sample video from one and it looked pretty good. If these images could be transmitted directly to the brain it would allow blind people to see again.

[@oboy9090]

How can you be a test subject?

[@dk7863]

Those animals are better off, then most pets, or zoo animals it seems. 👍

[@NeuraPod]

💯💯💯

[@turtleswithbombs]

This is my assumption. The brain's "processing speed" and "storage" capabilities are mostly decided by genetics. Neuralink could allow us to artificially increase our brain's processing speed and storage. So, I wonder if that would reduce or eliminate cognitive discrepancies from one person to another? Will everyone be about the same intelligence? Will there be different models of the neuralink chip? Will one model outperform the other? On another note. How will it affect us psychologically, once we have a high-bandwidth interface between our minds and technology (I know that "technology" is too general of a word, but you know what I mean)? Will we be better equipped to deal with the issues of today's information overload? Or will we exacerbate that issue? How will this technology affect the way we think, behave, and feel? I don't think there's a dime chance in hell that anyone can answer all of these questions definitively. I just like sharing my thoughts. I hope that I at least entertained whoever read this!

[@pvmchrisy]

neuralink would be the perfect tool to use human brain wave patterns to teach a.i differences in patterns and stuff :)

[@user-wv1gs7hg9w]

Imo, people should check "Humanism" wiki article, because I think many ppl are using this term wrong. As far as I can understand, generally, humanism prioritizes human being life above everything else. And imo it doesn't matter at all how human beings treat animals as long as it increases our quality of life. And wasting money and man-hours which is the most valuable resource in terms of humanism on such things as treating ANIMAL in humane and ethical way just to treat it that way so zoo-green-animal activists won't attack you is just madness. We need to reevaluate our values to make them less hypocritical before we'll waste too much human lives on unprofitable, ineffective an useless activities.

[@Juniordc21]

Will the AI have the means to “hijack” someone’s brain?

[@chaselaminack8464]

I think the idea is to kinda make you the AI in a way… but I’m assuming when we get to that level you will have defense mechanisms and override type situation and at the very least you just turn the device off

[@caseyford3368]

Of course they took great care of their subjects they want this to succeed and not through cruelty like the CCP.

[@SebastianPappG]

After all how many months or years are needed for this neuralink thing to become true and available for humans?

[@NeuraPod]

Will be awhile, but making good progress towards helping paralyzed people walk again. Human trials later this year.

[@fredbloggs5902]

The AAALAC must be easy to find in phone books 🤣 (Obsolete joke).

[@NeuraPod]

Haha yea :)

[@joshreed7102]

Man I don't know what to think about animal testing. I can't stand to see animals suffer but I can fully see the need to create cures for humans. That crap with the Beagle puppies the in the news this last year just made me ill.

[@NeuraPod]

Tough to compare individual impact vs group impact.

[@garyhelland8150]

Hell ya tell your Buddy Elon to sign me up Pronto Thank You !!!