“Within three decades, neural implants will be available that interface directly to our brain cells. The implants would enhance sensory experiences and improve our memory and thinking. [i.e. by ~2029.]”
Inventor, futurist and author of The Age of Spiritual Machines
Said Sep 1, 1999Deadline Dec 31, 2029Ray Kurzweil, 'The Coming Merging of Mind and Machine', Scientific American, September 1, 1999
Deadline is end of 2029. Investigational BCIs (Neuralink, Blackrock, Synchron) now interface with brain tissue in a handful of patients, but enhancement implants for memory or sensory augmentation are not available.