I find the idea of neural implants offered up by someone with the empathy of Elon plus developments in AI pretty unsettling. Like, I already feel uneasy using AI to be hyper-productive via a keyboard and web browser. I see my company starting to rethink plans of hiring junior engineers because experienced engineers using AI kind of make their contributions unnecessary. I've seen the majority of people in my industry start using AI with zeal. They almost have to. If they don't, their productivity decreases in relation to those that do. That could cost them the promotion, or limit their opportunities if they get laid off. All that is happening today.
Well, what if Elon's brain implant gave humans a direct, completely frictionless and fast as thought interface into AI and that resulted in even more hyper productivity? I can guarantee you that if it did, there would be a mad wave of early adopters trying to stay ahead of the curve just like they are now with AI. Health risks wouldn't be much of a factor in their calculus. And their momentum would put pressure on everyone else to get a fucking brain implant or risk becoming a 2nd or 3rd tier worker. In this case, it might not just be an easy choice of fuck no, I wouldn't let a fucking sociopathic capitalist like Elon plug into my brain. It might be a choice of do you let a sociopathic capitalist like Elon plug into your brain, or do you not pay the mortgage, or put food on the table, or whatever else you use your current income for?
There's a SciFi movie plot for whoever here writes screenplays.