Elon Musk predicts human language will be obsolete in as little as five years: 'We could still do it for sentimental reasons'

Elon Musk says technology he is working on could render human language obsolete in as few as five years. The Tesla chief, appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, made the prediction during a discussion about his neurotechnology firm Neuralink. Musk said he hoped the company would be able to connect a Neuralink device to a human brain for the very first time within the next year. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now The chip, which is battery-powered, would be implanted in the skull and its electrodes “very carefully” inserted into the brain. “It can interface with anywhere in your brain, so it could be something that...