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Neuralink
Company typePrivate
IndustryBrain-computer interface
Neuroprosthetics
Founded2016
Founders
  • Ben Rapoport
  • Dongjin Seo
  • Elon Musk
  • Max Hodak
  • Paul Merolla
  • Philip Sabes
  • Tim Gardner
  • Tim Hanson
  • Vanessa Tolosa
[1]
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
,
United States
Key people
Elon Musk (CEO)[2]
Number of employees
300 (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Websiteneuralink.com

Neuralink is an American neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk and 8 others, reported to be developing implantable brain–computer interfaces (BCIs). The company's headquarters are in San Francisco;[3] it was started in 2016 and was first publicly reported in March 2017.[4][5] The trademark for "Neuralink" was purchased from its previous owners in January 2017.[6]

Wait But Why reported in April 2017 that Musk said the company aims to make devices to treat serious brain diseases in the short-term, with the eventual goal of human enhancement.[1][3][7]

In June 2016, Musk discussed a science fiction concept called "neural lace" that is part of the fictional universe in The Culture, a series of novels by Iain M. Banks.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b Urban, Tim (April 20, 2017). "Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future". Wait But Why.
  2. ^ Etherington, Darrell (April 20, 2017). "Elon Musk's Neuralink wants to turn cloud-based AI into an extension of our brains". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Masunaga, Samantha (April 21, 2017). "A quick guide to Elon Musk's new brain-implant company, Neuralink". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Winkler, Rolfe (March 27, 2017). "Elon Musk Launches Neuralink to Connect Brains With Computers". Wall Street Journal.
  5. ^ Statt, Nick (March 27, 2017). "Elon Musk launches Neuralink, a venture to merge the human brain with AI". The Verge.
  6. ^ Meet the Guys Who Sold "Neuralink" to Elon Musk without Even Realizing It, April 4, 2017, MIT Technology Review
  7. ^ a b Newitz, Annalee (March 27, 2017). "Elon Musk is setting up a company that will link brains and computers". Ars Technica.
  8. ^ Cuthbertson, Anthony (March 28, 2017). "Elon Musk Launches Neuralink Startup to Connect your Brain to the Internet". Newsweek.
  9. ^ Cross, Tim (March 31, 2017). "The novelist who inspired Elon Musk". 1843 Magazine.
  10. ^ Grenoble, Ryan (March 27, 2017). "Elon Musk Just Launched A New Startup". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
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