Elon Musk’s Neuralink Unveils Mind-Reading Implant that Could Be Ready for Humans by 2020

By Jennifer Walter
Jul 17, 2019 7:00 PMDec 23, 2019 4:49 AM
Neuralink Machine - Neuralink
Neuralink’s chip implantation machine, which is designed to insert the company’s N1 chip into people’s heads with extreme precision. (Credit: Neuralink)

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He’s pioneered several multi-billion dollar companies, launched one of his cars into space, and now Elon Musk wants to hack your brain.

On Tuesday night, the CEO and co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX lifted the veil of secrecy on a new venture, called Neuralink. The company launched in 2016 promising to create cutting-edge brain-machine interfaces, but little was known about its operations until a press conference last night in San Fransisco.

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