Elon Musk's incredibly naïve neuroscience

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, by way of blogger and cartoonist Tim Urban, has revealed in a 36,400-word illustrated explainer the thinking behind his new company Neuralink and its mission to use brain implants to directly link human minds to computers. The post argues that we should augment the slow, imprecise communication of our voices with a direct brain-to-computer linkup. This would permit both telepathy between people and advantageous relations with artificial intelligence, says Musk. Musk even gives a time line. He says that within eight to 10 years healthy people could be getting brain implants as new computer interfaces. The problem with the post is that, despite its length, Musk does not reveal how he's going to do it.