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Max Hodak envisions a brain-computer interface inspired by Avatar: a living, high-bandwidth “13th cranial nerve.” Instead of implants, his team is grafting stem cell–derived neurons into the brain via hydrogel. A biological USB cable -- 100,000 electrodes, a billion synapses.

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vitrupo1 year ago

Science Corp CEO Max Hodak (ex-Neuralink co-founder) at Abundance360 Summit with Peter Diamandis:

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Dirk Bruere1 year ago

That makes far more sense as a BCI

Zeke1 year ago

So the ghost in the shell neck ports then?

Dr. Julie Gurner1 year ago

Augmented humans is a predictable thing coming. Just won't be for a while.

David Webster1 year ago

@hvo_e_acc hope it doesnt get dust in it

Rand1 year ago

this actually looks wild

Emily1 year ago

I hope we get a prototype by 2028, a human trial by 2030 and market adoption by 2033 🙏

Swags1 year ago

Absolutely next level.

Mikekius Zotimus1 year ago

That is such advanced thinking. Wow. I need more friends like this dude fr

ProfessorPurple1 year ago

We can’t even reconnect severed CNS neurons, but now we’re going to slap on a new device that’s going to somehow grow into the brain and functionally wire a new cranial nerve. One thing at a time, buddy. This idea remains a complete fiction.

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Max Hodak (Max Hodak) is the co-founder of Neuralink and founder of Science Corporation, a company building brain-computer interfaces that can restore sight. Science has developed a tiny retinal implant that stimulates cells in the eye to help blind patients see again. More than 40 patients have already received the treatment in clinical trials, including one who recently read a full novel for the first time in over a decade. In this episode of How to Build the Future, Max joined Garry Tan to discuss how BCIs work, what it takes to engineer the brain, and why brain-computer interfaces may become one of the most important technologies of the next decade. 00:26 — The retinal chip helping blind patients see 01:51 — What brain-computer interfaces really are 03:37 — Could BCIs enhance intelligence? 05:44 — The brain’s incredible plasticity 09:23 — What it feels like to see with an implant 13:01 — Can we restore full human vision? 17:55 — Is the brain basically a computer? 24:59 — Max Hodak’s path into brain tech 28:57 — How Neuralink actually started 33:10 — How the brain represents information 39:47 — Bio-hybrid brain interfaces 44:32 — Building the company Science 51:27 — The future of BCIs and human longevity

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