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#438 – Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity
Artificial Intelligence Podcast
Key Takeaways
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Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org
Elon Musk is CEO of Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, and CTO of X. DJ Seo is COO & President of Neuralink. Matthew MacDougall is Head Neurosurgeon at Neuralink. Bliss Chapman is Brain Interface Software Lead at Neuralink. Noland Arbaugh is the first human to have a Neuralink device implanted in his brain.
Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/elon-musk-and-neuralink-team-transcript
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EPISODE LINKS:
Neuralink's X: https://x.com/neuralink
Neuralink's Website: https://neuralink.com/
Elon's X: https://x.com/elonmusk
DJ's X: https://x.com/djseo_
Matthew's X: https://x.com/matthewmacdoug4
Bliss's X: https://x.com/chapman_bliss
Noland's X: https://x.com/ModdedQuad
xAI: https://x.com/xai
Tesla: https://x.com/tesla
Tesla Optimus: https://x.com/tesla_optimus
Tesla AI: https://x.com/Tesla_AI
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
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SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(09:26) - Elon Musk
(12:42) - Telepathy
(19:22) - Power of human mind
(23:49) - Future of Neuralink
(29:04) - Ayahuasca
(38:33) - Merging with AI
(43:21) - xAI
(45:34) - Optimus
(52:24) - Elon's approach to problem-solving
(1:09:59) - History and geopolitics
(1:14:30) - Lessons of history
(1:18:49) - Collapse of empires
(1:26:32) - Time
(1:29:14) - Aliens and curiosity
(1:36:48) - DJ Seo
(1:44:57) - Neural dust
(1:51:40) - History of brain–computer interface
(1:59:44) - Biophysics of neural interfaces
(2:10:12) - How Neuralink works
(2:16:03) - Lex with Neuralink implant
(2:36:01) - Digital telepathy
(2:47:03) - Retracted threads
(2:52:38) - Vertical integration
(2:59:32) - Safety
(3:09:27) - Upgrades
(3:18:30) - Future capabilities
(3:47:46) - Matthew MacDougall
(3:53:35) - Neuroscience
(4:00:44) - Neurosurgery
(4:11:48) - Neuralink surgery
(4:30:57) - Brain surgery details
(4:46:40) - Implanting Neuralink on self
(5:02:34) - Life and death
(5:11:54) - Consciousness
(5:14:48) - Bliss Chapman
(5:28:04) - Neural signal
(5:34:56) - Latency
(5:39:36) - Neuralink app
(5:44:17) - Intention vs action
(5:55:31) - Calibration
(6:05:03) - Webgrid
(6:28:05) - Neural decoder
(6:48:40) - Future improvements
(6:57:36) - Noland Arbaugh
(6:57:45) - Becoming paralyzed
(7:11:20) - First Neuralink human participant
(7:15:21) - Day of surgery
(7:33:08) - Moving mouse with brain
(7:58:27) - Webgrid
(8:06:28) - Retracted threads
(8:14:53) - App improvements
(8:21:38) - Gaming
(8:32:36) - Future Neuralink capabilities
(8:35:31) - Controlling Optimus robot
(8:39:53) - God
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Artificial Intelligence Podcast
Key Takeaways
- Check out the episode page
Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.org
Elon Musk is CEO of Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, and CTO of X. DJ Seo is COO & President of Neuralink. Matthew MacDougall is Head Neurosurgeon at Neuralink. Bliss Chapman is Brain Interface Software Lead at Neuralink. Noland Arbaugh is the first human to have a Neuralink device implanted in his brain.
Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/elon-musk-and-neuralink-team-transcript
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep438-sc
SPONSOR DETAILS:
- Cloaked: https://cloaked.com/lex and use code LexPod to get 25% off
- MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lexpod to get 15% off
- Notion: https://notion.com/lex
- LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack
- Motific: https://motific.ai
- BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off
CONTACT LEX:
Feedback - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey
AMA - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama
Hiring - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring
Other - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact
EPISODE LINKS:
Neuralink's X: https://x.com/neuralink
Neuralink's Website: https://neuralink.com/
Elon's X: https://x.com/elonmusk
DJ's X: https://x.com/djseo_
Matthew's X: https://x.com/matthewmacdoug4
Bliss's X: https://x.com/chapman_bliss
Noland's X: https://x.com/ModdedQuad
xAI: https://x.com/xai
Tesla: https://x.com/tesla
Tesla Optimus: https://x.com/tesla_optimus
Tesla AI: https://x.com/Tesla_AI
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(09:26) - Elon Musk
(12:42) - Telepathy
(19:22) - Power of human mind
(23:49) - Future of Neuralink
(29:04) - Ayahuasca
(38:33) - Merging with AI
(43:21) - xAI
(45:34) - Optimus
(52:24) - Elon's approach to problem-solving
(1:09:59) - History and geopolitics
(1:14:30) - Lessons of history
(1:18:49) - Collapse of empires
(1:26:32) - Time
(1:29:14) - Aliens and curiosity
(1:36:48) - DJ Seo
(1:44:57) - Neural dust
(1:51:40) - History of brain–computer interface
(1:59:44) - Biophysics of neural interfaces
(2:10:12) - How Neuralink works
(2:16:03) - Lex with Neuralink implant
(2:36:01) - Digital telepathy
(2:47:03) - Retracted threads
(2:52:38) - Vertical integration
(2:59:32) - Safety
(3:09:27) - Upgrades
(3:18:30) - Future capabilities
(3:47:46) - Matthew MacDougall
(3:53:35) - Neuroscience
(4:00:44) - Neurosurgery
(4:11:48) - Neuralink surgery
(4:30:57) - Brain surgery details
(4:46:40) - Implanting Neuralink on self
(5:02:34) - Life and death
(5:11:54) - Consciousness
(5:14:48) - Bliss Chapman
(5:28:04) - Neural signal
(5:34:56) - Latency
(5:39:36) - Neuralink app
(5:44:17) - Intention vs action
(5:55:31) - Calibration
(6:05:03) - Webgrid
(6:28:05) - Neural decoder
(6:48:40) - Future improvements
(6:57:36) - Noland Arbaugh
(6:57:45) - Becoming paralyzed
(7:11:20) - First Neuralink human participant
(7:15:21) - Day of surgery
(7:33:08) - Moving mouse with brain
(7:58:27) - Webgrid
(8:06:28) - Retracted threads
(8:14:53) - App improvements
(8:21:38) - Gaming
(8:32:36) - Future Neuralink capabilities
(8:35:31) - Controlling Optimus robot
(8:39:53) - God
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