134. Neuralink In Humans Next Year, Approaching Fusion Breakthrough, Hydrogen Jet Engine Test

<p><a href='https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-neuralink-human-brain-chips-6-months-2022-12'>Elon Musk says he's confident Neuralink will be ready to put chips into human brains in the next 6 months</a> | Business Insider (00:51)</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Neuralink hosted an event in California this past Wednesday (Nov. 30th), and Musk expects the wireless brain chip developed by Neuralink to begin human clinical trials in six months.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">After the event on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1598154904635596802'>stating</a>:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">“We are now confident that the Neuralink device is ready for humans, so timing is a function of working through the FDA approval process”</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Neuralink has in recent years been conducting tests on animals as it seeks approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin clinical trials in people.<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">At the event, they demonstrated the brain-computer interface technology by showing a video of a monkey apparently fitted with a Neuralink brain chip, "telepathically typing."</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Neuralink's brain chip, which is around the size of a coin, has tiny wires embedded with electrodes that aim to monitor brain activity and electrically stimulate the brain. <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Goal to help treat a variety of conditions, such as neurological disorders, paralysis, and other conditions that affect the nervous system. </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Little skeptical of the 6 months timeline:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Musk said in a 2019 presentation he was aiming to receive regulatory approval by the end of 2020. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Then said at a conference in late 2021 that he hoped to start human trials this year (2022).</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Elon does believe the progress will continue to more rapidly than before: