So far, the technology has shown promise, but it takes a lot to convince someone to let the Geek Squad dig into your skull and start attaching electrodes where there was once only squishy flesh. Musk claims the procedure will be similar to getting Lasik vision surgery, which actually doesn’t sound like too big of an ask, especially if it can delivery on some of its loftier promises, like treating serious brain diseases. Down the road, however, he hopes it will become common place enough that it can become an upgrade process instead of a medical treatment. We’ll excitedly download our new brain firmware to find out what new capacity we have to play with.
