Musk believes that Neuralink not the Metaverse, has the potential to completely immerse man in virtual reality

Musk believes that Neuralink not the Metaverse, has the potential to "completely immerse man in virtual reality"

Rather than Mark Zuckerberg's VR-driven metaverse, Elon Musk, an entrepreneur, business magnate, and billionaire, believes that advanced implantable brain-machine interfaces, such as those developed by Neuralink, will soon allow humans to be "completely" immersed in virtual reality.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made fun of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other proponents of virtual reality and the metaverse in an interview with the conservative and Christian satire website Babylon Tree published on Tuesday. When asked about the metaverse and Web3, the billionaire stated that he was opposed to them, despite the fact that both trends are expected to have a profound impact on the technological world.

According to Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2021, his neurotechnology company, Neuralink, is more capable of providing a better environment for people to fully immerse themselves in virtual reality. Musk speculated that "over time, a sophisticated Neuralink system could completely immerse you in virtual reality."

Neuralink is devoted to the development of brain implants for humans, with the goal of assisting in the restoration and enhancement of certain physical abilities through the use of computers, as well as the use of computers in general. Musk stated in April 2021 that "later versions will be able to shunt signals from Neuralinks in the brain to Neuralinks in body motor/sensory neuron clusters, thereby rehabilitating paraplegics." Musk also stated that "later versions will be able to shunt signals from Neuralinks in the brain to Neuralinks in body motor/sensory neuron clusters, thereby rehabilitating paraplegics."

Earlier this month, Musk provided an update on Neuralink and his company's plans for the year 2022. His comments came during a live-streamed interview at The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Summit, where he said, "Neuralink is performing well in monkeys, and we're currently conducting extensive testing to ensure that it is extremely safe and reliable, and that the Neuralink device can be safely removed."

'We hope to have this in our first human subjects next year, subject to FDA approval,' he continued. "Our first humans will be people who have suffered severe spinal cord injuries, such as tetraplegics or quadriplegics," says the team. With the help of a Twitter message, the company's CEO confirmed the company's 2022 target, writing, "Progress will accelerate next year when we have devices in humans (it's difficult to have nuanced conversations with monkeys)."

Musk also stated that he does not envision a future in which people abandon their physical worlds in favor of virtual reality during a discussion of technological trends, specifically Virtual Reality (VR) and the metaverse, during which they discussed the future of technology.

According to the Tesla CEO's personal experience, virtual reality headsets are more likely to cause motion sickness than traditional headsets, particularly when playing video games in virtual reality.

Elon Musk's apparent apathy toward the metaverse is motivated by his dissatisfaction with the consumer experience and his belief that the metaverse lacks "compelling" applications. "Yes, it is possible to mount a television on your nostrils. In an interview with a satirical website, he expressed his skepticism about whether or not he was technically "in the metaverse."