Forget touchscreens, mice, and voice commands. Elon Musk's Neuralink will allow you to control computers, robots, and even your own limbs by 2025 with just the power of your mind. Science fiction? No more. Quadriplegics are going to work and are able to provide for their families financially.
Imagine being stuck in a Zoom meeting and being able to mute your boss's microphone with just your mind. Or telepathically ordering a pizza in the middle of a walk. No, this isn't an episode Black Mirror, but the year 2025, in which Neuralink not only promises, but already realizes the dream of connecting the brain to the digital world. And if you think that's scary, don't worry - it's a lot more fun.
Neuralink today: The brain is the new joystick
In 2023, we wondered if Musk was being too ambitious again. In 2025, we have the answer – yes, he was ambitious, but this time he succeeded. Neuralink already has seven human users who are moving cursors, playing games, and controlling robotic limbs without using their hands. And believe me, they are enjoying it.
“Oops, I set a record”
Noland, the first participant, set a world record for cursor speed on the first day with the implant—using only his brain. “Oops, I thought it would take more effort,” he joked. Yes, Musk’s technologies are never boring.
ALS Cyborg on a walk
Brad, also known as the ALS Cyborg, has been able to get out into the fresh air for the first time in six years thanks to Neuralink – his thoughts now communicate directly with phones and computers, without the need for eye trackers or speech. It turns out that Batman can also be happy on the playground.
Telepathy and Blindsight: From Movement to Seeing Through Walls
Neuralink currently has two main technologies:
Telepathy (Telepathy) .. the basis of Neuralink 2025
Known as the first Neuralink product, it allows you to control a computer using only brain signals. It helps people with diseases like ALS and spinal cord injuries. It allows you to control a computer even faster than with your hands - and without moving a single muscle.
Blindsight (Can the blind see – even through walls?)
Blindsight is the next step – an implant in the visual part of the brain that allows the blind to see. It will initially be low resolution, but the plans go much further. Watch the film Star Trek and Geordie La Forge with his super glasses, you'll understand where Neuralink is going.
A robot that is a better surgeon than a human
How does Neuralink insert all those electrodes into the brain? With robots, of course. The new surgical robot can insert one electrode in just 1.5 seconds. And yes, it's already being called a "faster and better surgeon than a human." Ironic? Absolutely. But this time it's true.
Call of Duty as a mental exercise
Neuralink apparently thinks that computer games are simply too good to be left to people with nimble fingers. Now users are playing Call of Duty and Mario Kart with their minds, without ever touching a controller. If this sounds like something a teenager too lazy to press buttons came up with, you're probably right. But let's face it - it's pretty damn impressive.
Digital Thinking and Artificial Intelligence
Why are they doing all this? Simple – the human ability to express thoughts through speech or keyboard is ridiculously limited. Neuralink wants to increase this speed to the level of gigabits per second. This is also key to making humans not just toys of artificial intelligence, but equal partners.
How close are we to true cybernetics?
Much closer than we think. Alex can already control a robotic arm today, and soon he will get a real robotic arm, Optimus from Tesla. Imagine Luke Skywalker getting his own artificial arm - that's exactly the future that's almost here.
The future is weird – but cool
Neuralink is now a reality that we can see, touch (with robots), and understand. For now, it helps people who have lost their mobility or communication skills due to injuries. But the long-term goal is clear – to upgrade all of us, expand our abilities, and remove the barriers between our brains and the outside world.
If you're still skeptical, consider this: in 1995, a 56-kilobit modem seemed like a technological marvel. Today, you have a smartphone in your pocket that's a million times faster. Neuralink wants to make the same leap – this time directly into the brain.
Weird? Definitely. But mostly damn cool.