Keep the hell away from my brain, Elon Musk | Opinion (WheelerWorkshop)
his belief that the world's population is headed for collapse by 2050, the internet becomes littered with think-pieces proclaiming Musk's prophecy as scripture.for government approval to start hacking people's brains. You read that right. His company NeuraLink, which attempts to connect the human brain to a computer interface, has applied for permission to start testing the device on humans. The system has already been tested on a monkey.
But Musk isn't a prophet, nor is he a world-class philosopher; he's just a businessman—albeit a very successful one. And therein lies the problem. Musk is a self-built, tremendously successful individual. He founded PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla—three monumentally important companies. He is one of the richest men in the world. Does any of that have to do with his ability to predict shifts in global population? Of course not. Unfortunately, we're predisposed to think the opposite.
Much in the same way, the SpaceX CEO, with his talk of space exploration and Mars colonization, has become something of an intellectual celebrity as of late. With Musk's growing fame has come a cadre of supporters who view his perspective as gospel. This shift has encouraged Musk to take increasingly strong positions on topics like philosophy, artificial intelligence, and—most recently—public policy.on 60 Minutes when he proclaimed that he did not respect the SEC.
None of the above, however, did much to damage Musk's reputation. His supporters rallied behind him, accepting the claims that he did nothing wrong, despite the clear evidence to the contrary. Musk isn't a lawyer, nor is he an expert in securities fraud, but to the general masses, those facts don't matter. Due to the halo effect, the public decried Musk's innocence and even jeered when MuskIf Musk gets approval for NeuraLink trials on humans, think about what that would mean.
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