Human Brains Will Merge With Artificial Intelligence and Create a Host of Dangers

Elon Musk's latest endeavor, Neuralink, puts science one step closer to combining the human brain with artificial intelligence. If this emerging technology comes to fruition, Apple Watches and laptops will be replaced by brain chips that could enable people to hear music in their minds, order a latte without opening their mouths, or go online shopping in their heads. The seemingly unstoppable technological advance is now raising serious questions about security, privacy, and ethical concerns.

"[Musk] wants to put Google inside your brain and use AI to augment humans," said Dr. Jose Morey, an Eisenhower fellow who has served as a technology adviser for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NASA. "That's the end goal of what he's trying to do."