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Elon Musk' s 'limitless' Neuralink brain chip could be tested on humans as soon as this year.
The Tesla and Space-X boss who overtook Jeff Bezos last month to become the world's richest man has described the project as a "good version" of sci-fi video game, Cyberpunk.
Musk's company Neuralink says it is developing high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and machines, allowing communication through thought.
He has previously claimed the device is potentially limitless, and could even allow humans to compete with artificial intelligence, LadBible reports.
Before announcing he was quitting Twitter "for a while" on Tuesday, Musk replied to a paralysed follower who offered himself up for Neuralink trials.
Musk replied: "Neuralink is working super hard to ensure implant safety & is in close communication with the FDA. If things go well, we might be able to do initial human trials later this year."
On Saturday the tech mogul commented on his own tweet about Neuralink recruitment, saying: "Feels weird helping make (hopefully good version of) Cyberpunk come true."
Musk has previously said he hopes the device can retrain the part of the brain responsible for causing addiction, depression or anxiety to combat mental illness.
The Neuralink chip has already been implanted into the brain of a monkey.
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Must told the Good Time Show: "We've already got a monkey with a wireless implant in their skull, and the tiny wires, who can play video games using his mind."
In presenting Neuralink last year, Musk opened the floor up to questions.
He responded: "I think in the future you'll be able to save and replay memories.
"I mean, this is obviously sounding increasingly like a Black Mirror episode. But… well, I guess they're pretty good at predicting.
"Essentially, if you have a whole brain interface, everything that's encoded in memory you could upload.
"You could basically store your memories as a backup and restore the memories. Then ultimately you could potentially download them into a new body or into a robot body.
"The future's going to be weird."
- Elon Musk
- Artificial Intelligence
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