Unfortunately, Musk didn’t say what the presentation will be about, but said the company will not only talk but show it. Maybe we’ll finally see the first real results.

When will the presentation be held

Neuralink last reported on last April. Then the company released a video of a monkey connected to a brain-computer interface playing the video game Pong using the power of thought.

A new technology show will be held on October 31st. Against this backdrop, new details of the brain implant development process will likely be reported. At the beginning of the year, the Guardian reported on preparations for clinical trials on humans, but given that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet granted Neuralink a license to test neural interfaces in humans, it can be assumed that the upcoming presentation is again in animals. will be devoted to implant studies using the example.

hard times

Musk chose a rather difficult time for the company to go public. After the last presentation, there were news mainly about new misunderstandings in the next dismissed manager or team. Since its founding in 2016, the company has lost nearly all of its co-founders – now, in addition to its 300 full-time employees, only Musk and implant specialist Dongjin Seo work at Neuralink.

Worse, Neuralink found itself at the center of a Fortune investigation that found the company had a “toxic atmosphere and culture of blame” due to impossible deadlines and a lack of real results.

Musk looks at Synchron

Another interesting fact that deserves attention is Elon Musk’s sudden interest in a direct competitor, the company Synchron. The billionaire approached founder Thomas Oxley with an investment proposal. Insiders did not report the results of the negotiations, but assumed it was due to the continued failures of Musk’s own company. Synchron has already used its implants in four patients in Australia and one customer in the US suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.