Mark Zuckerberg said "normal people" won't be interested in brain implants like Elon Musk's Neuralink for at least ten to fifteen years.
Neuralink, a business started by Musk, aims to create "brain chips" for people with physical disabilities so they can use computers and other devices.
Normal People Not Yet Ready to Use Neuralink
On Joe Rogan's show, Zuckerberg mentioned Neuralink and Elon Musk and claimed that brain chip technology was not yet developed enough for regular people.
No one will want to embrace Neuralink early, he joked with host Joe Rogan.
"Normal people, I think in the next 10 or 15 years are probably not going to want to get something just installed in their brain for fun," Zuckerberg said per Business Insider.
"Some people, like Elon with Neuralink and those companies, that's just taking this like super far-off," added Zuckerberg.
He reiterated that Neuralink would be ready in "a couple decades."
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, described the company's strategy for neural interface technology, which enables mind-controlled technology.
As part of its foray into the metaverse, Zuckerberg said that Meta is investigating brain interface technology.
He said that the company's main area of interest is the technology that can pick up brain signals but does not transmit any data back to the brain.
Musk has made ludicrous promises about Neuralink's capabilities, comparing it to a "Fitbit in your skull" and asserting that it will enable a symbiotic relationship between human consciousness and AI.
Soon, "people with injuries" will be able to use technology like Neuralink, according to Zuckerberg.
In July 2021, Neuralink said that it was working on the first application for its technology that would let quadriplegic patients steer a cursor on a screen using their minds.
MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 27: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, attends the Digital Life Design (DLD) conference on January 27, 2009 in Munich, Germany. DLD brings together global leaders and creators from the digital world.
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How Neuralink Would Work in Zuckerberg's Term
According to Zuckerberg, using Neuralink would be similar to twitching the wrists to communicate instead of speaking or texting, such as with augmented reality.
"You'll be able to have this experience in the future where you're sitting in a meeting and your wife texts you, and it pops up in the corner of your glasses, and you want to respond, but you don't want to like pull out your phone because that's kinda rude," Zuckerberg said per Analytics Insight.
The wrist might be subtly twitched using neural interface technology so that "no one even knows you're doing it and you send a message."
Zuckerberg, however, clarified that it differs from a Fitbit on the wrist, which he believes is distinct from the technology Facebook is now developing.
Fitbit usually focuses on wearable devices picking up brain impulses from other regions of the body.
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