The advancement of artificial intelligence is a “necessary evil” to some and a hindrance to others. Elon Musk, the billionaire and CEO of Tesla, said that in a mere five years, human beings will be outdone in surgeries by robots.

Musk also noted that there are already certain operations that can only be performed by machines. In a post on X on Saturday, the billionaire tech entrepreneur suggested that in just a “few years,” robots will surpass “good human surgeons” and will beat the best doctors within about five years.

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Musk commented in response to a post by popular X (formerly Twitter) influencer Mario Nawfal, who quoted an article about the rising success of robot surgeons such as the Medtronic “Hugo.” The robot has already been tested in 137 real surgeries, such as fixing prostates, kidneys, and bladders.

“The results were better than doctors expected,” Nawfal said, noting that the complication rates were 3.7% for prostate surgeries, 1.9% for kidney operations, and 17.9% for bladder procedures.

“The robots got a 98.5% success rate, way above the 85% goal,” the post claimed, adding that out of the 137 surgeries, only two needed to be taken back over by real doctors due to a glitch and because of a “tricky patient case.” -RT

Musk, the creator of Neuralink, previously said that brain-computer interfaces like those being developed by Neuralink would replace technologies such as cell phones.

Neuralink has already successfully implanted its brain chip, approximately the size of a coin, in three patients. After the procedure, they were able to control a computer cursor and play video games like chess and Counter-Strike using only their thoughts. One of the patients, who is non-verbal, was also able to use the device to communicate through an AI-generated voice clone.

The use of artificial intelligence is a slippery slope. It’s already impacting artists who take time honing their craft. It’s also now involved in creating weapons and mass surveillance tools to further control humanity.

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