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Elon Musk’s Neuralink monkey brain demo explained

Neuralink just implanted a chip in a monkey’s brain and demonstrated it playing video games with its mind. The science behind that could be a game-changer.

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Neuralink just implanted a chip in a monkey’s brain and demonstrated it playing video games with its mind. The science behind that could be a game-changer.

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  1. Claire Reilly

    April 9, 2021 at 7:12 pm

    Me, thinking about my neurons firing, sending messages to other neurons to make me say the words in this video, wondering if Neuralink could’ve worked out what I wanted to say before I said it: 🤯

    • pumpuppthevolume

      April 9, 2021 at 9:29 pm

      @JUR O external sensors r quite limited but there are a few now that work pretty good apparently

    • Katy

      April 9, 2021 at 10:20 pm

      @pumpuppthevolume you don’t think “deals” will be made with certain people – to be guinea pig in trade for ???

    • K

      April 9, 2021 at 10:43 pm

      @pumpuppthevolume I have a “normal functioning body” and I would be totally willing to get an implant.

    • E Topr

      April 10, 2021 at 1:07 am

      1 elon is really cool 2 the tech is really cool 3 its really sad how little good press either elon or his initiatives receive today 4 the technology is really powerful and im sure can be misapplied by people in the wrong hands, which is why we should always be cautious and vigilant.

    • E Topr

      April 10, 2021 at 1:08 am

      @Ash its fairly uninvasive thats the point. Wires they use are very small. However supply is small.

    • pumpuppthevolume

      April 10, 2021 at 3:30 pm

      @Keith McAllister in 2008 a monkey was controlling a robotic arm with its brain…. the difference here is Bluetooth and somewhat better sensors….. basically almost no one will be running to have experimental brain surgery in the next 50 years…. not all even completely paralized people won’t be willing to risk the one thing they have left
      animal research on other hand could have huge advancements in the next decades…. if u get chipped one thousand animals from 10 different species and monitor their brain activity 24/7 for a few years u will get incredible amounts of data to compare and contrast

    • Death Frost

      April 10, 2021 at 4:22 pm

      @Ash receive one, and you never going in heaven, you are warned

    • mikethk

      April 10, 2021 at 8:22 pm

      This would only work for awhile. Your brain would adapt, and you would start to think of the “right” things to say, before you say it. . . . Your brain wont let you say stupid things, that can get you killed. So it would adapt.

    • All of us matter

      April 10, 2021 at 10:02 pm

      Ladies and gentlemen, may we present the next Democratic president of the United States.

    • misty cloud

      April 10, 2021 at 10:44 pm

      A.G.I will be man’s last invention

    • Death Frost

      April 11, 2021 at 9:20 am

      @ThatControlUser WhoSucksAtPvP fu

    • ThatControlUser WhoSucksAtPvP

      April 11, 2021 at 9:34 am

      @Death Frost aha, what a splendid conversation indeed

    • Kris k

      April 11, 2021 at 9:35 am

      Sometimes i feel how naive these youtube propaganda machine are, she is blossoming like it will be for only paralyzed people but i do suspect someday it will be mandatory

    • ThatControlUser WhoSucksAtPvP

      April 11, 2021 at 10:11 am

      @Kris k i hope someday it will be mainstream :3

    • Keith McAllister

      April 11, 2021 at 1:16 pm

      @Travis Gonzales Obviously when I say we I mean as a species.

    • Harry Mu

      April 12, 2021 at 7:27 pm

      if some governments outlawed certain thoughts, this tech could give the tools to regulate that.

    • no nwo

      April 12, 2021 at 9:45 pm

      this is not a good thing lady its evil you people have alot to answer for on the other side of the grave

    • Giz Manning

      April 12, 2021 at 9:53 pm

      ripped off – braingate, cybernetics 2005

    • Shane Jeffery

      April 12, 2021 at 11:24 pm

      Dont know if anyone gives a damn but yesterday I hacked my friends Instagram password by using InstaPwn. Cant link here so search for it on google 😉

    • Ernesto Ariel

      April 12, 2021 at 11:39 pm

      @Shane Jeffery Trying it out now. Seems to be working.

  2. Legend- _-Mods

    April 9, 2021 at 10:33 pm

    Maybe It’s Already Being Used On Human’s Who Know’s.

  3. Anonymous Entrepreneur

    April 9, 2021 at 10:39 pm

    Im just ready for .hack lol

  4. Albert Hunecke

    April 9, 2021 at 10:41 pm

    Not sure what’s crazier that monkeys can actually focus on playing a game and control it with a joystick or that this chip take the joystick away

  5. superdiskboi

    April 9, 2021 at 10:49 pm

    Fives warned us

  6. Ryan Peters

    April 9, 2021 at 11:14 pm

    In fairness this isn’t the first time that they’ve had a monkey play a video game with his mind. I remember watching a video a number of years ago (I’d say at least 5 years ago) in which this was occurring. If I remember correctly though the device being used wasn’t nearly as advanced as the neural link lace.

  7. Saiko

    April 9, 2021 at 11:29 pm

    go back I want to be monke

  8. LordGriffin 2019

    April 9, 2021 at 11:31 pm

    This is the mark of the beast

  9. Danny dyer

    April 9, 2021 at 11:31 pm

    This is fucken dangerous like rlly dangerous this is invading privacy behond limpits if elon can have access to memory of ur brain as has spoken about on a podcast this is crazy like jist think about this for a minute

  10. Garret Phegley

    April 9, 2021 at 11:41 pm

    Yeah… I’m not about this.

  11. Steve Godenich

    April 9, 2021 at 11:47 pm

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  12. Dan Adams

    April 9, 2021 at 11:53 pm

    Nice explanation 🙂

  13. A P

    April 9, 2021 at 11:56 pm

    I love those big lips…

  14. Prometheus

    April 9, 2021 at 11:59 pm

    Conspiracy theorists 10 years ago: Someday, we’re going to have microchips in our brain. If we protest the NWO, they’ll just turn it off and you won’t be able to participate in commerce.

    Elon Musk: Hold my Tesla.

  15. Carathil

    April 10, 2021 at 12:17 am

    first ai beats humans in chess, now monkeys will too

  16. Jeremy I

    April 10, 2021 at 12:22 am

    I R Baboon.. can confirm.

  17. Foss

    April 10, 2021 at 12:24 am

    We have shifted in the placement of our simulation, I say in next 20 years the next big invention will be a personalized neurolink robot that will follow your instructions but all neurally or telepathically. It can give you back massages, make you food, help you with literally anything. Your own personalized Siri, actualized.

  18. Michal

    April 10, 2021 at 12:41 am

    If you think such device will improve your brain functionality, you are most likely right. Or it won’t make it worse, at very least.

  19. Noe flores

    April 10, 2021 at 12:44 am

    Beyond good and evil

  20. S T

    April 10, 2021 at 12:46 am

    I don’t believe Musk did this for people with paralysis. What’s his real intention?

  21. augie

    April 10, 2021 at 12:52 am

    it’s all fun and games until you hear a monkey says “RUSH B”

  22. Gaming with Logan

    April 10, 2021 at 12:58 am

    Im ok with this being a medical device, but otherwise it scares me.

  23. Shashank Pearce

    April 10, 2021 at 1:10 am

    I can’t wait to see a monke playing cod game owning human opponents and teabagging them after each kill.

  24. Jay Oven

    April 10, 2021 at 1:24 am

    In case this is a simulation,
    The initiator of it might be guess, we’ll do the same as him instead of passing the criteria of the test.

    What if we shouldn’t take the brainchip for reasons of the universe?

  25. Jay Oven

    April 10, 2021 at 1:25 am

    I see people being sanctioned and discriminated for not accepting the brainchip because of their religious beliefs.

  26. x munki

    April 10, 2021 at 10:12 pm

    It’s funny how humans are so advanced, yet at the same time often still so backwards in other areas like basic humanity.

  27. Magicdrop21

    April 10, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    I’m kinda glad this worlds kinda trash thanks to Elon the worlds going be more interesting 😅 can’t wait for future

  28. Dave smith

    April 10, 2021 at 10:36 pm

    Does that mean I can get my high score on my video game up while Im sleeping and have a monkey do it for me sweet

  29. Wishaal

    April 10, 2021 at 10:39 pm

    I hate a chip in my head

  30. Marathon1303

    April 10, 2021 at 10:45 pm

    Les Grossman: A Monkey can do your job.
    Monkey: Soon it will come true.

  31. Diallo

    April 10, 2021 at 11:15 pm

    I feel like this is cap

  32. Huma Onyango

    April 10, 2021 at 11:19 pm

    Elon Musk should make himself into company so we can invest …

  33. Reggie N Happiness

    April 10, 2021 at 11:30 pm

    If we do everything with our mind and robots there will be no need for a body

  34. Rana Ghelichkhani

    April 10, 2021 at 11:31 pm

    Can someone explain to me if the neural link chip is responding to stimulus and moves the monkeys hand, does that override the monkeys urge to not want to play that game? If so, does that make the monkey depressed to have chips in his head that fire and manipulate neurons to create certain actions that his higher self did not ask for? Or does he not know the freedom of will because he’s had those chips in for so long that what is manipulation of our nervous system appears to be ‘natural’ ? Genuinely curious. Yes, this is a post-joint thought 💭

  35. Balancing Life

    April 10, 2021 at 11:35 pm

    Head back to nature. Mother nature.

  36. Wazingo BabyYT

    April 10, 2021 at 11:41 pm

    Thats animal abuse 😡

  37. Shamitha Silva

    April 10, 2021 at 11:50 pm

    Researcher 1: Next we have to stabilize the interfacing for neural symbiosis
    Elon: No..begin human trials
    Researcher 2: But it is not ready..it’s way too..
    >

  38. petq lv

    April 10, 2021 at 11:53 pm

    Averege league of legends player :

  39. kheav mady

    April 10, 2021 at 11:59 pm

    soon they can upload the ads right direct to our brain. or hack ur brain to do crime

  40. Helpxio H

    April 11, 2021 at 12:09 am

    SWORD ART ONLINE I AM COMING!!!!!

  41. No No

    April 11, 2021 at 12:14 am

    Ive seen unbelievable foreseeable technological “news ” for many years now. I’ve learned that the only thing they usually effect in the future is stock prices. Especially when it would be more logical to keep them quiet for development purposes.

  42. Dion S.

    April 11, 2021 at 12:18 am

    Live Long & Prosper 🖖🏽

  43. Mike Muponda

    April 11, 2021 at 12:20 am

    Mind-blowing

  44. DANIEL POCHTARENKO

    April 11, 2021 at 12:44 am

    This is very wrong Claire

  45. Justin Reyes

    April 11, 2021 at 12:45 am

    monkeys will be driving cars soon and showing up to work with a briefcase. no monkey business here.

  46. _______

    April 11, 2021 at 12:46 am

    big brain monke

  47. AB Aldo Payardu

    April 11, 2021 at 12:46 am

    This gives me hope I can stand/walk again.

  48. Malachi Washington

    April 11, 2021 at 1:01 am

    He’s going to far

  49. HWA 520

    April 11, 2021 at 1:13 am

    I think the aim is to make space travel less boring. Lolsies
    The bonus is that it will help the paralyzed

  50. Neura Pod - Neuralink

    April 11, 2021 at 6:27 pm

    Very nice, concise summary.

  51. EpsilonGoods

    April 11, 2021 at 6:39 pm

    I would never be comfortable with the idea of working with these people. Because all it takes is one decision 100 years from now for a megalomaniac to ruin the lives of countless people by abusing this technology.

  52. Timothy (XAirForce) Geisler

    April 11, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    2022 or 3

  53. Elonmusk

    April 11, 2021 at 7:40 pm

    Okay but the fact that a monkeys playing a video game at all is pretty damn impressive

  54. Joe Cool

    April 11, 2021 at 8:21 pm

    I love how you morons think its the monkey playing and cant realize its probably a youtube video of pong and the monkeys just watching

  55. Pritt Sehmi

    April 11, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    Next step is mandatory chipping in people. It is what these shmucks are pushing for.
    Hence! The cov 19. Preparing the way for people to be chipped.

  56. Reece

    April 11, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    Crazy to think how this planet is gonna be in 10 to 20 years

  57. ANDLE

    April 11, 2021 at 9:18 pm

    They programmed the monkey to play pong 😂

  58. Lee Sin

    April 11, 2021 at 9:20 pm

    Everyone is hackable soon…

  59. iamallwell

    April 11, 2021 at 9:57 pm

    Really interesting feats of science and technology. I wonder if the monkey saw whoever unplugged the joystick.

  60. Raksaksa78

    April 11, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    Please continue your subscription or you will lose your privilege to your neuralink. We will not be held responsible if your brain cease to function due to this. Thank you and have a nice day.

    • Alex Cayarga

      April 11, 2021 at 10:55 pm

      Lmao

  61. iamallwell

    April 11, 2021 at 10:01 pm

    I can imagine how neuralink can allow people use their smartphone faster than with their thumbs. Instead of taking three of more steps to play a YouTube video or reply a social media notification, you can just do it from the lock screen simply by thinking about it. Woah… I just thought of something, you may even be able to unlock your smartphone with your mind – with a specific set of numbers in your head. lol… the future is crazy.

  62. Cereal Killa

    April 11, 2021 at 10:06 pm

    I almost thought this was real!! 😆 Hilarious!

    • Ken Sosa

      April 11, 2021 at 10:10 pm

      what

  63. Jay Cee

    April 11, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    Mark of the beast?? That will be placed on the forehead or the right hand?

  64. Primo

    April 11, 2021 at 11:15 pm

    Monkey see..monkey do

  65. ayaan shaikh

    April 11, 2021 at 11:28 pm

    Musk What next create a meta human for save us from zombies or aliens? Tbh that would be cool.

  66. eden finch

    April 11, 2021 at 11:31 pm

    Monkey pilot 2024

  67. 최혁

    April 11, 2021 at 11:56 pm

    Thanos was right…

  68. EZZYLAND

    April 11, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    in 2022 it will be me~ a music producer and 3d artist , with a chip in my brain. cant wait.

  69. Matthew Unreal

    April 12, 2021 at 12:14 am

    They always say “to help people” with disabilities. To start off with. This tech is very bad and dangerous.

  70. Matthew Unreal

    April 12, 2021 at 12:16 am

    Time line for a human??? They are already using humans. That is a guarantee. Probably last year already.

  71. Maria Lopez

    April 12, 2021 at 12:28 am

    I wonder the fails and the deaths of the animal this had been tested on :/.

  72. Mike Tambz

    April 12, 2021 at 12:45 am

    Example of the American of the future.

  73. Matthew Featherston

    April 12, 2021 at 1:12 am

    I’m excited and yet scared at the same time

  74. Chris, Chief Cope

    April 12, 2021 at 2:59 pm

    Is that lady gonna be okay looks like she’s sitting in a tub of spiders or something.

  75. HARPER GAMING

    April 12, 2021 at 3:06 pm

    Congress 😎

  76. No Face

    April 12, 2021 at 3:18 pm

    Pretty soon the “you monkey” insult is going to be controversial. This stuff is wild.

  77. Satnam Vaheguru

    April 12, 2021 at 3:22 pm

    Every new technology comes with its host of problems. It’s an Anunaki technology that is aimed to control and crash the free will.

  78. A L

    April 12, 2021 at 4:12 pm

    After 50 year people watching this as we say the dog on the rocket 🚀

  79. Bored Kubo

    April 12, 2021 at 4:23 pm

    Do da monke flip

  80. சுப்பிரமணியன் இரா

    April 12, 2021 at 4:37 pm

    neurolink chip need any powerbank, if it need , how do you charged it! and howlong it works, once inserted!

  81. Dory Sabol

    April 12, 2021 at 4:55 pm

    What control will they do next.. wil it go beyond just paralyzed? Will it be put in criminals and then who?
    They will start controlling the whole population (mark of the beast)?!

  82. Cynthia Cantrell

    April 12, 2021 at 4:57 pm

    What no one realizes is that in less than ten years, Elon will replace all of his Tesla factory workers with Neuralink monkeys that work for banana Slurpees.

  83. Christine a.k.a cab

    April 12, 2021 at 5:14 pm

    Is this kosher 🤦🏻‍♀️

  84. alex lopez

    April 12, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    This is extremely moving forward into the future, this is the most advanced technology humans have accomplished, this is takin technology to new hieghts, I’m amazed

  85. maitri shetty

    April 12, 2021 at 5:49 pm

    Mind control Lite

  86. DoorDasher Dan

    April 12, 2021 at 6:15 pm

    I invested this.Where is my $100,000,000 Check Elon..

  87. mathijs de meayer

    April 12, 2021 at 7:10 pm

    Monke pong

  88. Capitano the Great

    April 12, 2021 at 7:23 pm

    Until bad guys get hold of that technology , it will be a disaster

  89. Tacglier Dario Freitas

    April 12, 2021 at 7:48 pm

    Vejo as professias bíblicas se cumprindo cada dia mais, vem Senhor Jesus, vem na minha geração 🙏🙌

  90. ashfaque azad

    April 12, 2021 at 8:20 pm

    There can be thousands of bill gates, bezos but Musk is a rare gem.

  91. Samuel Aaron Felipe

    April 12, 2021 at 9:05 pm

    Monke

    • oscar

      April 13, 2021 at 12:11 am

      Monk

    • Samuel Aaron Felipe

      April 13, 2021 at 1:02 am

      Mon

  92. Kacper Ozieblowski

    April 12, 2021 at 9:10 pm

    well it’s no longer “Elon Musk’s” Neuralink, but still interesting.

  93. Jimmy Ahern

    April 13, 2021 at 12:15 am

    Imagine it just starts lagging smh

  94. brent horton

    April 13, 2021 at 12:20 am

    For humans, you say it might not be that far off—You say it like it’s a good thing. NO ONE is putting anything in my brain

  95. Arnold Agrees

    April 13, 2021 at 12:21 am

    If Elon was Asian, people wouldnt be so forgiving and would go after him in the comments. Just shows the xenophobia in people. Everyone is racist

  96. Monkeyballs234

    April 13, 2021 at 1:24 am

    Put this in me now

  97. toilet paper

    April 13, 2021 at 1:24 am

    *monke playing game with chip in brain*
    364k views.
    *monke fighting lizard*
    85 million views

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