But once the risks of having Neuralink brain implants are proven to be low, after thousands of people have used them for years, then the company can aim to expand the business to people without neurological problems.
"Since we're going to be there, why not? Let's give people superpowers," Musk said.
Neuralink claims it could improve human vision by developing its Blindsight product to restore vision. At first, the images would be of low resolution, but over time the quality could be higher than what humans have today, with the product even allowing vision in different parts of the spectrum, such as ultraviolet or infrared, Musk explained.