Musk shows off progress merging brains and machines

This video grab made from the online Neuralink livestream shows a drawing of the different steps of the implantation of a Neuralink device seen during a presentation on Aug 28, 2020. Musk demonstrated progress made by his Neuralink startup in meshing brains with computers, saying the work is vital to the future of humanity. — Neuralink/AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk late on Aug 28 demonstrated progress made by his Neuralink startup in meshing brains with computers, saying the work is essential to the future of humanity.

Musk has long contended that a neural lace merging minds with machines is vital if people are going to avoid being so outpaced by artificial intelligence that, under the best of circumstances, humans would be akin to “house cats”.