Elon Musk, the South African co-founder of PayPal, unveiled the latest step in his plan to build mind-reading implants two weeks ago. Musk suggested that the technology would be important for when an artificial intelligence takes over the world. "Even under a benign AI, we will be left behind," he told reporters. "With a high-bandwidth brain-machine interface, we will have the option to go along for the ride."
U-Elon Musk, waseNingizimuu Afrika, ongumsunguli ohlanganyele ka-PayPal, kuthe emasontweni amabili edlule, wembula inyathelo lakamuva lesu lakhe lokwakha izishuthekwa ezikwazi ukufunda umqondo. U-Musk uye wathi lobu buchwepheshe buzobaluleka lapho umhlaba wonke ususebenzisa ngamandla ubuchwepheshe obusezingeni. "Ngisho sekuthiwa i-AI ibuthuntu, sizosalela emuva," watshela izintatheli kanje.
 "Ngoba sihlome ngekhompyutha yobuchwepheshe ne-bandwith ephezulu, sizokwazi ukuthi sibhekane nenselelo."