Elon Musk Thinks AI Brain Chips Could ‘Solve’ Autism and Schizophrenia. In a recent interview on the ‘Artificial Intelligence’ podcast, Musk spoke about the future plans for his neural- technology company, Neuralink. According to Musk, Neuralink’s brain-implanted AI chip will one day solve “brain-related diseases.”. “[It] could be anything from, like, autism, schizophrenia, memory loss — like, everyone experiences memory loss at certain points in age ...” Elon Musk, to ‘Artificial Intelligence’. It is unclear what Musk meant since autism and schizophrenia are not diseases but rather developmental disorders. . "Autism is not an illness or disease and cannot be 'cured.' Often people feel being autistic is a fundamental aspect of their identity." - Via U.K. National Autistic Society. Musk went on to say that his eventual goal is to “merge human consciousness with AI.”. “We will not be able to be smarter than a digital supercomputer, so, therefore, if you cannot beat 'em, join 'em.” - Elon Musk, to ‘Artificial Intelligence’
