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Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #438
“There's a TV show I really like called "The West Wing." And in "The West Wing," there's a character.”— Bliss Chapman
The guest here is Elon Musk, DJ Seo, Matthew MacDougall, Bliss Chapman, and Noland Arbaugh: Elon Musk founded Neuralink; DJ Seo is co-founder, president and COO; Matthew MacDougall is head neurosurgeon; Bliss Chapman is Brain Interface Software lead; and Noland Arbaugh is the first human to receive a Neuralink implant after a 2016 diving accident left him quadriplegic. Elon Musk and the Neuralink team, plus first human implant patient Noland Arbaugh, on brain-computer interfaces and the future of humanity.
