cortex
2 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 15, 2016 by Elon Musk · across every show →
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Sep 15, 2016 positive
Musk: Humans are bandwidth-limited between their brains and digital tools
“I think having a high bandwidth interface to the brain, like we're currently bandwidth limited. We have a digital tertiary self in the form of our email capabilities, our computers, phones, applications we're effectively superhuman but we're extremely bandwidt…”
Mar 9, 2026 positive
Humans can learn to control individual cortical neurons within minutes via feedback
“If I put an electrode almost anywhere in your brain and then wake you up in during surgery, And I show you a flashing light that is, that flashes proportionally to how much that neuron is firing, at least almost anywhere in cortex. Within a couple of minutes, …”