Elon Muskis a big brain par excellence.
The 50-year-old last monthunveiled another bold target: using brain implants to cure tinnitus within five years.
Skeptics suspect the timelines are unrealistic because they always are.
The worlds richest person has compiled a cornucopia ofgrandiose predictions.
Here are seven of the most outlandish.
He first made the prediction in 2014, but its still far from becoming a reality.
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By 2021, even Musks own engineers werent buying it.
Tesla is at Level 2 currently.
But this feedback didnt dull Musks optimism.
The FSD vehicles would compete with ride-hailing giants such as Uber and Lyft.
Two years since his deadline passed, none of the cars have arrived yet Musk remains bullish.
He was, sadly, mistaken.
When his deadline arrived, daily case counts had surpassed 20,000.
Almost two years later,the US reporteda daily record of 1.35 million new infections.
He laterreportedly fired workersfor failing to return in person.
The simian wasfilmed playing Pong with its mindin exchange for a banana smoothie.
Scientistspointed outthat monkeys have been playing video games with their minds for almost 20 years.
Some were nonetheless impressed by the engineering.
Musk, meanwhile, has revised his target for human trials.
In January, he pushed it back to hisfavorite deadline: next year.
But thats merely the start for Elon.
He also expects Neuralink to solve a lot of brain-related diseases… like autism.
The SpaceX founder has chosen Mars as our next homeland.
He believes 1 million people will live on the red planet by 2050.
Its certainly a bold objective.
The colonizers, says Musk, would be offered loans for the trips.
Jobs on Mars could help them pay the money back.
Unfortunately,their journeys will be excruciating and their lives on Mars horrific.
But Musks latest obsession could at least give the space serfs some company… or replacements.
That doesnt look likely to happen soon.
The only demo of the humanoid so far has beensomeone dancing in a bodysuit.
His unrealistic goals have also reportedly caused problems at Neuralink.
Still Elon was not satisfied.
That doesnt mean Musk should stop dreaming big.
As the saying goes, Shoot for the moon.
Even if you miss, youlllandamong thestars although that would be a crushing disappointment for Elon.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
