In this episode of "How to Build the Future," Max Hodak, co-founder of Neuralink and founder of Science, discusses groundbreaking advances in brain-computer interface technology (BCI) that are allowing blind patients to have vision.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
04:00 – Retinal implant technology and clinical trials
08:00 – Brain plasticity, consciousness and perception
12:00 – Future technology, neural engineering and drug discovery
16:00 – Medical device trials and eye disease landscape
20:00 – Retina anatomy, stimulation methods and optogenetics
24:00 – Bio‑hybrid approaches, stem‑cell neurons and company origins
28:00 – Take‑off era, industrial revolution and future tech pace
32:00 – Neural representations, latent space and AI parallels
36:00 – Early BCI history, Neuralink origins and motor decoding
40:00 – Medical ethics, ECMO case and perfusion technology
44:00 – Longevity outlook, the future of BCI
48:00 – Outro
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