Elon Musk has posted an optimistic forecast for Neuralink’s ramp in the coming years.
While there are only two human patients with the company’s brain implant today, Musk noted that if all goes well, there could be millions of Neuralink patients within ten years.
Amidst news of Neuralink’s second human patient, Elon Musk shared some of his expectations for the brain machine interface company’s progress in the coming years.
As per Musk, Neuralink could see hundreds of patients in a few years.
Musk noted that this number could increase to tens of thousands in five years, and millions within ten years.
Elon Musk, for one, has noted on social media platform X that Neuralink’s next device would be BlindSight, which is expected to help patients restore vision.
Even if they’ve never seen before, we’re confident they could see,” Musk noted during Neuralink’s Show and Tell event in 2022.
Elon Musk shares optimistic Neuralink ramp forecast
Elon Musk has shared a positive outlook for Neuralink’s growth in the upcoming years. Although the company currently has just two human patients using its brain implant, Musk predicted that millions of Neuralink patients could have the device within ten years if all goes according to plan.
Neuralink recently reported that Alex, the second subject in its PRIME Study, is making significant progress. Alex’s ability to use computers and play video games has improved since getting his implant. Among other tools he used to create a unique mount for his Neuralink charger was computer-aided design (CAD) software.
In a blog post about the company’s second human patient, Neuralink states that Alex can also play multi-touch first-person shooters like Counter-Strike. In a video released by Neuralink, Alex demonstrated how, thanks to his brain implant, he can now play Counter-Strike reasonably well.
Elon Musk discussed his hopes for the advancement of the brain-machine interface startup in the upcoming years, amid the announcement of Neuralink’s second human patient. Musk claims that within a few years, Neuralink will be able to see hundreds of patients. In five years, this number might rise to tens of thousands, and in ten years, to millions, according to Musk.
As of now, Neuralink has only commercialized Telepathy, a technology that enables patients to control electronics with their thoughts. But telepathy is just the beginning for this brain machine startup; they also intend to release other gadgets. One prominent user of social media platform X is Elon Musk, who mentioned that Neuralink’s upcoming product, BlindSight, is anticipated to assist patients in regaining their vision.
“The first two applications we’re going to focus on are vision restoration in humans. This is noteworthy, in my opinion, because we think we can still restore vision in people who have never had vision, even if they were born blind. The cortex’s visual domain remains intact. At the Neuralink Show and Tell event in 2022, Musk said, “Even if they’ve never seen before, we’re confident they could see.”.
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Elon Musk provides a positive prediction for the Neuralink ramp.
