God I hate this scummy man. businessinsider.com/elon-musk-said…
Put aside the horrible autism remark.
We are nowhere near this technology. Not the same zip code, not the same area code, not the same continent, not the same *planet.*
We are decades from this. Maybe a century.
But here's this fucker selling snake oil again.
We are nowhere near this technology. Not the same zip code, not the same area code, not the same continent, not the same *planet.*
We are decades from this. Maybe a century.
But here's this fucker selling snake oil again.
The best implants we have right now are all based on "Hey maybe if we shoot electricity through this fleshy thing it'll make good things happen lol"
We have a few that can work with nerve impulses, but they're primitive. They're like using a big rock to open a door.
We have a few that can work with nerve impulses, but they're primitive. They're like using a big rock to open a door.
The reason Musk seems to think this can be surpassed is that he's not a scientist, or an engineer, or even an inventor.
He's a rich dude who tells smart people to make his ideas work and throws money at them. That's it.
That why he sounds like little more than a huckster.
He's a rich dude who tells smart people to make his ideas work and throws money at them. That's it.
That why he sounds like little more than a huckster.
His "cure schizophrenia" remark is particularly egregious (almost as bad as the autism one).
Why?
Show me where in the brain schizophrenia happens. Point to the exact set of cells responsible.
Take your time, it's a toughy.
Why?
Show me where in the brain schizophrenia happens. Point to the exact set of cells responsible.
Take your time, it's a toughy.
We only understand a fraction of a fraction of the brain. We still don't even know how or why antidepressants work, for fuck's sake.
How can you prescribe a mechanical solution for a biological problem you can't even properly identify?
How can you prescribe a mechanical solution for a biological problem you can't even properly identify?
Now, back to the autism remark:
He doesn't even properly understand what autism is. Hint: it's not a disease.
But here he is saying he'll somehow "cure" it with AI brain implant things.
Snake. Fucking. Oil.
He doesn't even properly understand what autism is. Hint: it's not a disease.
But here he is saying he'll somehow "cure" it with AI brain implant things.
Snake. Fucking. Oil.
But hey, who cares that he's idiotic and irresponsible?
He has a billion dollars and that's all that matters.
Christ, even the notion of a divine royalty would be preferable to modern capitalism because at least there's a pretense of nobility and morality ...
He has a billion dollars and that's all that matters.
Christ, even the notion of a divine royalty would be preferable to modern capitalism because at least there's a pretense of nobility and morality ...
